Octal

octal
A numbering system that uses eight digits. It is used as a shorthand method for representing binary characters that use six-bits. Each three bits (half a character) is converted into a single octal digit. Okta is Greek for 8.
Decimal Binary Octal
 0 000 0
 1 001 1
 2 010 2
 3 011 3
 4 100 4
 5 101 5
 6 110 6
 7 111 7
Category:Numbers in a Sequence