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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

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. 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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