(in the duodecimal system)

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• duodecimal system — noun a positional system of numeration that uses duodecimal digits and a radix of twelve • Syn: ↑duodecimal number system • Hypernyms: ↑positional notation, ↑positional representation system * * * duodecimal system noun 1. A system of numbers in… …   Useful english dictionary

• Duodecimal system — See either: duodecimal for a base 12 number system, or Dewey Decimal Classification for a misspelling of the popular library code This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link le …   Wikipedia

• Duodecimal — For the similar sounding classification system, see Dewey Decimal Classification. Numeral systems by culture Hindu Arabic numerals Western Arabic (Hindu numerals) Eastern Arabic Indian family Tamil Burmese Khmer Lao Mongolian Thai East Asian… …   Wikipedia

• duodecimal — adj. & n. adj. relating to or using a system of numerical notation that has 12 as a base. n. 1 the duodecimal system. 2 duodecimal notation. Derivatives: duodecimally adv. Etymology: L duodecimus twelfth f. duodecim twelve …   Useful english dictionary

• duodecimal — [do͞o΄ō des′ə məl, dyo͞o΄ō des′ə məl] adj. [< L duodecim, twelve (< duo, TWO + decem, TEN) + AL] 1. relating to twelve or twelfths 2. consisting of or counting by twelves or powers of twelve n. 1. one twelfth …   English World dictionary

• Duodecimal unit — Unit U nit, n. [Abbrev. from unity.] 1. A single thing or person. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arith.) The least whole number; one. [1913 Webster] Units are the integral parts of any large number. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 3. A gold coin of the reign of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• duodecimal — adjective technical a duodecimal system of numbers is based on the number 12, instead of the usual system based on ten …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Origins of the Chinese Zodiac — According to one legend, in the sixth century B.C. the Jade Emperor invited all the animals in creation to a race, only twelve showed up: the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Lamb, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig, and according to… …   Wikipedia

• Duodecimal — Du o*dec i*mal, n. 1. A twelfth part; as, the duodecimals of an inch. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. (Arch.) A system of numbers, whose denominations rise in a scale of twelves, as of feet and inches. The system is used chiefly by artificers in computing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Prime of the moon — Prime Prime, n. 1. The first part; the earliest stage; the beginning or opening, as of the day, the year, etc.; hence, the dawn; the spring. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] In the very prime of the world. Hooker. [1913 Webster] Hope waits upon the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• duodecimal — duodecimality, n. duodecimally, adv. /dooh euh des euh meuhl, dyooh /, adj. 1. pertaining to twelfths or to the number 12. 2. proceeding by twelves. n. 3. one of a system of numbers based on the number 12. 4. one of 12 equal parts. [1705 15; < L… …   Universalium