if digit is the name for a number on base 10, what would be the name for a number on base 16? Hexgit?
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Digit. Simply a hexadecimal one.
Are you looking for an analogue to bit for binary digit? Hexgit wouldn't be my choice; it doesn't really roll off the tongue. As for the unit of storage, a hex digit represents a nibble's worth (or nybble).
Rob Kennedy
2009-01-15 05:35:17
hahahahaha....I just made up Hexgit....
Igor Zelaya
2009-01-15 05:49:51
"Hexit" would be easier to say, but I don't see anyone using that word in this context. Perhaps there simply isn't demand for a separate word.
Rob Kennedy
2009-01-15 05:56:10
I've used hexit for a long time, as has everyone else i know in the field
warren
2009-02-13 18:45:12
That page also says that nibble corresponds to hexadecimal digit: hexit.
Milan Babuškov
2010-01-30 15:59:25
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The word 'digit' can be used in any number system. The only exceptions are 'bit' which is really just short for 'binary digit' and 'trit' which is short for 'ternary digit'. (You can still call bits and trits 'digits', however.)
yjerem
2009-01-15 05:37:33
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There isn't really a consensus, I don't think, but see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Units_of_information for some options.
Personally, I'd just say "hex digit".
Ben Alpert
2009-01-15 05:38:03
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One of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration.
Zoredache
2009-01-15 05:38:18
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"Hexgit" would be a bad choice since "hex" formally suggests base six rather than 16.
"Hexdecit" would retain the 6+10 representation, but I would stick with "digit".
Argalatyr
2009-01-15 05:55:49
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"Hexdigit" and "hex digit" are both in wide use in textbooks.
Norman Ramsey
2009-01-15 06:11:59