vigesimal

Speech parts

1. vigesimal - Noun

2. vigesimal - Adjective

Meaning

Twentieth; divided into, or consisting of, twenties or twenty parts.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

score twenty vicenary twentieth twentyfold large integer xx vicesimal twenty pieces twenty units twentyfold increase number 20 a pair of tens twenty times twentyfold growth
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Examples

5 is a common auxiliary base, or sub-base, where 6 is 'five and one', 7 'five and two', etc. Aztec was a vigesimal (base-20) system with sub-base 5. 6: senary main The Morehead-Maro languages of Southern New Guinea are examples of the rare base 6 system. Source: Internet

20: vigesimal main Vigesimal numbers use the number 20 as the base number for counting. Source: Internet

In fact, every known example of large numbers uses this 'modified vigesimal' system, with the third position representing multiples of 18×20. Source: Internet

In these languages the systems are vigesimal up to 99, then decimal from 100 up. Source: Internet

Other number systems exist, such as binary, octal, hexadecimal and vigesimal ; summing digits in these bases yields different results. Source: Internet

Whereas 39 in the vigesimal system is pedwar ar bymtheg ar hugain main ("four on fifteen on twenty") or even deugain namyn un main ("two score minus one"), in the decimal system it is tri deg naw main ("three tens nine"). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

vigenary vigentennial Viger vigesimation vigesimo-quarto vigezzite