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du·o·dec·i·mal

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–adjective

1.	pertaining to twelfths or to the number 12.

2.	proceeding by twelves.

–noun

3.	one of a system of numbers based on the number 12.

4.	one of 12 equal parts.

[Origin: 1705–15; < L duodecim twelve + -al¹

]

—Related forms

du·o·dec·i·mal·i·ty, noun

du·o·dec·i·mal·ly, adverb

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du·o·dec·i·mal Audio Help (dōō'ə-děs'ə-məl, dyōō'-) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Of, relating to, or based on the number 12: the duodecimal number system.
Of or relating to twelfths.

n. A twelfth.

[From Latin duodecimus, twelfth, from duodecim, twelve : duo, two; see dwo- in Indo-European roots + decem, ten; see dek in Indo-European roots.]

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duodecimal

1714, from L. in duodecimo "(folded) in twelve," in reference to a book in which each page is the twelfth part of the printer's sheet.

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duodecimal
adjective
1.	based on twelve; "the duodecimal number system"
noun
1.	one part in twelve equal parts [syn: one-twelfth]

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duodecimal Audio Help (d

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Relating to or based on the number 12; having 12 as the base. In the duodecimal number system, each digit represents a multiple of a power of 12 instead of 10. Thus the duodecimal number 24 represents (2 × 12¹) + (4 × 12⁰), or 28.

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Duodecimal

Doz"en\, n.; pl. Dozen (before another noun), Dozens. [OE. doseine, dosein, OF. doseine, F. douzaine, fr. douze twelve, fr. L. duodecim; duo two + decem ten. See Two, Ten, and cf. Duodecimal.]

1. A collection of twelve objects; a tale or set of twelve; with or without of before the substantive which follows. "Some six or seven dozen of Scots." "A dozen of shirts to your back." "A dozen sons." "Half a dozen friends." --Shak.

2. An indefinite small number. --Milton.

A baker's dozen, thirteen; -- called also a long dozen.

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Duodecimal

Du`o*dec"i*mal\, a. [L. duodecim twelve. See Dozen.] Proceeding in computation by twelves; expressed in the scale of twelves. -- Du`o*dec"i*mal*ly, adv.

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