decimal system

noun

A numerical system of counting in tens.

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denarydecimal numeration systemdecimal number system
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Meanings

noun
  1. mathematicsA numerical system of counting in tens.

    Synonyms: denary

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA numerical system of counting in tens.

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denary

More synonyms by meaning

nouna positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of ten

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decimal numeration systemdecimal number system
Broader
positional notationpositional representation system
Also see
decimal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech desítková soustava
  • desítková soustavanumerical system of counting in tens
Dutch decimale stelsel, tientallig stelsel
  • decimale stelselnumerical system of counting in tens
  • tientallig stelselnumerical system of counting in tens
Finnish kymmenjärjestelmä
  • kymmenjärjestelmänumerical system of counting in tens
German Zehnersystem
  • Zehnersystemnumerical system of counting in tens
Hindi दशमलव पद्धति, दशमलव प्रणाली
  • दशमलव पद्धति (daśamlav paddhati)numerical system of counting in tens
  • दशमलव प्रणाली (daśamlav praṇālī)numerical system of counting in tens
Hungarian tízes számrendszer
  • tízes számrendszernumerical system of counting in tens
Icelandic tugakerfi
  • tugakerfinumerical system of counting in tens
Japanese 十進法
  • 十進法 (jissimpō)numerical system of counting in tens
Korean 십진법
  • 십진법 (sipjinbeop)numerical system of counting in tens
Portuguese sistema decimal
  • sistema decimalnumerical system of counting in tens
Romanian sistem zecimal
  • sistem zecimalnumerical system of counting in tens
Russian десяти́чная систе́ма
  • десяти́чная систе́ма (desjatíčnaja sistéma)numerical system of counting in tens
Tagalog panampuan, sampuing kaayusan
  • panampuannumerical system of counting in tens
  • sampuing kaayusannumerical system of counting in tens
Turkish ondalık sistem
  • ondalık sistemnumerical system of counting in tens
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APA

decimal system. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decimal%20system

MLA

“decimal system.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decimal%20system. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decimal system,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decimal%20system.

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