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DECIMAL SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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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