About The Word Duodecimal
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Duodecimal
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What's The Definition Of Duodecimal?
[adj] based on twelve; "the duodecimal number system"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Duodecimal: quantitative Related Terms | Find terms related to Duodecimal: See Also | Duodecimal In Webster's Dictionary \Du`o*dec"i*mal\, a. [L. duodecim twelve. See
{Dozen}.]
Proceeding in computation by twelves; expressed in the scale
of twelves. -- {Du`o*dec"i*mal*ly}, adv.
\Du`o*dec"i*mal\, n. 1. A twelfth part; as, the duodecimals of an inch. 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 superficial and solid contents of their work. |
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