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vigesimal
[ vahy-jes-uh-muhl ]
vigesimal
/ vaɪˈdʒɛsɪməl /
adjective
- relating to or based on the number 20
- taking place or proceeding in intervals of 20
- twentieth
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vigesimal1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vigesimal1
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Example Sentences
The last of these scales is an unusual combination of decimal and vigesimal.
Among the almost countless dialects of Africa we find a comparatively small number of vigesimal number systems.
This completes the scanty list of African vigesimal number systems that a patient and somewhat extended search has yielded.
As our knowledge of African languages is extended, new examples of the vigesimal method may be brought to light.
Any number system which passes the limit 10 is reasonably sure to have either a quinary, a decimal, or a vigesimal structure.
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