Definition:Octal Notation/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Octal Notation
Octal notation was advocated by Emanuel Swedenborg.
Octal notation used to be important in the field of computer science, but is less so nowadays, as hexadecimal has proved itself more convenient in general.
Sources
- 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $8$
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $8$