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DUODECIMAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does duodecimal mean?
• DUODECIMAL (noun)
The noun DUODECIMAL has 1 sense:
1. one part in twelve equal parts
Familiarity information: DUODECIMAL used as a noun is very rare.
• DUODECIMAL (adjective)
The adjective DUODECIMAL has 1 sense:
1. based on twelve
Familiarity information: DUODECIMAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One part in twelve equal parts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
duodecimal; one-twelfth; twelfth; twelfth part
Hypernyms ("duodecimal" is a kind of...):
common fraction; simple fraction (the quotient of two integers)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Based on twelve
Context example:
the duodecimal number system
Similar:
quantitative (expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement)
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