duodecimal

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1. duodecimal - Noun

2. duodecimal - Adjective

3. duodecimal - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Proceeding in computation by twelves; expressed in the scale of twelves.

A twelfth part; as, the duodecimals of an inch.

A system of numbers, whose denominations rise in a scale of twelves, as of feet and inches. The system is used chiefly by artificers in computing the superficial and solid contents of their work.

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the duodecimal number system Source: Internet

Advocates of duodecimal systems argue that this is particularly true of financial calculations, in which the twelve months of the year often enter into calculations. Source: Internet

Criticism and shortcomings Clock dial displaying both decimal and duodecimal time. Source: Internet

ƐƐ to decimal, or any decimal number between 0.01 and 999,999.99 to duodecimal. Source: Internet

Anyone having these tables at command will do these calculations more than one-and-a-half times as fast in the duodecimal scale as in the decimal. Source: Internet

Clock dial displaying both decimal (inside the circle) and duodecimal time (on the outer rim). Source: Internet

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