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du·o·dec·i·mal  (d-ds-ml, dy-)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or based on the number 12: the duodecimal number system.

2. Of or relating to twelfths.

n.

A twelfth.

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[From Latin duodecimus, twelfth, from duodecim, twelve : duo, two; see dwo- in Indo-European roots + decem, ten; see dek in Indo-European roots.]

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duodecimal [ˌdjuːəʊˈdɛsɪməl]

adj

(Mathematics) relating to twelve or twelfths

n

1. (Mathematics) a twelfth

2. (Mathematics) one of the numbers used in a duodecimal number system

duodecimally  adv

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duodecimal  (d-ds-ml)

Relating to or based on the number 12; having 12 as the base. In the duodecimal number system, each digit represents a multiple of a power of 12 instead of 10. Thus the duodecimal number 24 represents (2 × 12¹) + (4 × 12⁰), or 28.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	duodecimal - one part in twelve equal parts one-twelfth, twelfth part, twelfth common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers
Adj.	1.	duodecimal - based on twelve; "the duodecimal number system" quantitative - expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement; "export wheat without quantitative limitations"; "quantitative analysis determines the amounts and proportions of the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture"

Translations

duodecimal [ˌdjuːəʊˈdesɪməl] ADJ → duodecimal

duodecimal [ˌdjuːəʊˈdɛsɪm/əl] adj → duodecimale