base 3 is a positional numeral system with three as its base. It uses 3 different digits for representing numbers. The digits for base 3 could be 0, 1, and 2.
base 8
base 8 is a positional numeral system with eight as its base. It uses 8 different digits for representing numbers. The digits for base 8 could be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.