denary

[ den-uh-ree, dee-nuh- ]

/ ˈdɛn ə ri, ˈdi nə- /

containing ten; tenfold.

proceeding by tens; decimal.

Origin of denary

1570–80; < Latin dēnārius containing ten, equivalent to dēn(ī) ten at a time (derivative of decem ten) + -ārius -ary

But the system has never spread; and the word “dozen” itself is based on the denary scale.

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The words eleven and twelve have been supposed to suggest etymologically a denary basis (see, however, Numeral).

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There is no essential difference, however, between this and the denary basis.

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The notation is then said to be in the scale of which ten is the base, or in the denary scale.

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The numeration was in the denary scale, so that it did not agree absolutely with the notation.

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denary

/ (ˈdiːnərɪ) /

calculated by tens; based on ten; decimal

containing ten parts; tenfold

C16: from Latin dēnārius containing ten; see denarius