Talk:hex

Isn't this also a verb? --Connel MacKenzie 20:31, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Etymology 1
I think this maybe needs looking at: 'hex' is used in the UK, and I could be wrong, but I doubt that its use there comes via Pennsylvania German...? 81.96.169.179 14:57, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Merriam Webster and Online Ety dictionary agree on this. I don't have OED handy. DCDuring TALK 20:37, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Etymology 2
Hex is also colloquial for "hextuple" when used in electronics components datasheets; for example, a CMOS chip called "40106" contains 6 identical, independent "Schmitt trigger" circuits and is therefore marketed as "Hex Schmitt trigger". 85.245.161.33 13:13, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

Number 6 and Witchcraft?
Hex means "6" and hex means witchcraft, and I am wondering if there is a common denominator, or if the two words evolved completely independent of each other. 7 is magic, and so I wonder if 6 is evil, as in the number of the beast, etc...2603:8081:3A00:30DF:19BE:D09C:B6AA:5F75 23:23, 26 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Unrelated. Equinox ◑ 07:25, 27 March 2024 (UTC)