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Decimal system   /dˈɛsəməl sˈɪstəm/   Listen
Decimal system

noun
1.
A positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of ten.  Synonyms: decimal number system, decimal numeration system.



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... dictate and write from dictation with much less trouble when that system or some similar one is adopted. I have little doubt that our nomenclature is a serious though unsuspected hindrance to the ready adoption by the public of a decimal system of weights and measures. Three quarters of the ...
— Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development • Francis Galton


Words linked to "Decimal system" :   decimal number system, positional notation, decimal system of classification, positional representation system, algorism


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