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DUODECIMAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does duodecimal mean? 

DUODECIMAL (noun)
  The noun DUODECIMAL has 1 sense:

1. one part in twelve equal partsplay

  Familiarity information: DUODECIMAL used as a noun is very rare.


DUODECIMAL (adjective)
  The adjective DUODECIMAL has 1 sense:

1. based on twelveplay

  Familiarity information: DUODECIMAL used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DUODECIMAL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

One part in twelve equal parts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

duodecimal; one-twelfth; twelfth; twelfth part

Hypernyms ("duodecimal" is a kind of...):

common fraction; simple fraction (the quotient of two integers)


DUODECIMAL (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Based on twelve

Context example:

the duodecimal number system

Similar:

quantitative (expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement)


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