denary
Americanadjective
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containing ten; tenfold.
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proceeding by tens; decimal.
adjective
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calculated by tens; based on ten; decimal
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containing ten parts; tenfold
Etymology
Origin of denary
1570–80; < Latin dēnārius containing ten, equivalent to dēn ( ī ) ten at a time (derivative of decem ten ) + -ārius -ary
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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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Among the Tartars and Thibetians, the signs of the denary cycle are expressed by the names of the five elements repeated twice, or by the names of the five colours with their shades.
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It is unnecessary for us ordinarily to state that we are using the denary scale, because this is always understood in the common affairs of life.
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Each one was worth a denary, which was a coin worth about a shilling, or a quarter of a dollar.
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The Roman system, except for the use of symbols for five, fifty, &c., is also in the denary scale, though expressed in a different way.
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