pentimal

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adjective

Using a base of 5; quinary.

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Meanings

adjectivepentimal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerareUsing a base of 5; quinary.
nounpentimal (countable and uncountable, plural pentimals)

plural pentimals

  1. rareuncountableThe abstract numeral system underlying any pentimal numeral system; quinary.
  2. countablerareA numeral as written in such a system; a quinary.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
quinary

Origin

From pent-, by analogy with decimal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Pimental
Cite this entry
APA

pentimal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentimal

MLA

“pentimal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentimal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pentimal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentimal.

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