Duodecimal

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, or based on the number 12: the duodecimal number system.
  • adj. Of or relating to twelfths.
  • n. A twelfth.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of a number, expressed in base 12.
  • n. A number system that uses 12 as its base.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Proceeding in computation by twelves; expressed in the scale of twelves.
  • n. A twelfth part.
  • n. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Reckoning by twelves and powers of twelve: as, duodecimal multiplication.
  • n. One of a system of numerals the base of which is twelve.
  • n. plural An arithmetical rule for ascertaining the number of square feet, twelfths of feet, and square inches in a rectangular area or surface whose sides are given in feet and inches and twelfths of inches.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. one part in twelve equal parts
  • adj. based on twelve
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    scale   
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