numeral system in base 8: it uses 8 digits, from 0 to 7.
they can be encoded as the eight laban efforts? see choreutics
two octal digits correspond to one base64 digit.
24 bits correspond to:
- 3 bytes
- 4 base64 digits
- 6 hexadecimal digits
- 8 octal digits
octal values
| binary | oct and dec |
|---|---|
| 000 | 0 |
| 001 | 1 |
| 010 | 2 |
| 011 | 3 |
| 100 | 4 |
| 101 | 5 |
| 110 | 6 |
| 111 | 7 |