vigesimal
/vahy-jes-uh-muhl/US // vaɪˈdʒɛs ə məl //UK // (vaɪˈdʒɛsɪməl) //
小巧玲珑,劲爆的,劲爆,劲松
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : of, relating to, or based on twenty.
- : twentieth.
- : proceeding by twenties.
Examples
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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