What is the base of the octal numeral system?

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What is the base of the octal numeral system?
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Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

What is the base of the octal numeral system?
  • Step 1: Understand what a numeral system is. A numeral system is a way to represent numbers using a set of symbols.
  • Step 2: Identify the octal numeral system. The octal system is one of these numeral systems.
  • Step 3: Learn about the base of a numeral system. The base tells you how many different digits are used in that system.
  • Step 4: Find out how many digits are in the octal system. The octal system uses the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.
  • Step 5: Count the digits. There are 8 digits in total (0 to 7).
  • Step 6: Conclude that since there are 8 digits, the base of the octal numeral system is 8.
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