DECIMAL SYSTEM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of ten

Synonyms:

decimal number system; decimal numeration system; decimal system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("decimal system" is a kind of...):

positional notation; positional representation system (a numeration system in which a real number is represented by an ordered set of characters where the value of a character depends on its position)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "decimal system"):

algorism (the Arabic (or decimal) system of numeration)

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