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duodecimality

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du⋅o⋅dec⋅i⋅mal

  [doo-uh-des-uh-muhl, dyoo-]
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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 + -al 1

Related forms:
du⋅o⋅dec⋅i⋅mal⋅i⋅ty, noun
du⋅o⋅dec⋅i⋅mal⋅ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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duodecimal   (d'ə-děs'ə-məl)  Pronunciation Key 
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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Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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