senary

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/ˈsiːnəɹi/

adjective

Of sixth rank or order.

“The senary fraction 0.2 is one-third, i.e. two-sixths.”

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sextalseximal
OriginLatin sēnārius →
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Meanings

adjectivesenary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf sixth rank or order.

    In particular, one can construct mixed binary/ternary codes via senary codes by applying the Chinese Gray map (see Example 1).

    2001, Manish K. Gupta, David G. Glynn, and T. Aaron Gulliver, On Senary Simplex Codes, in Applied Algebra, Algebraic Algorithms and Error-Correcting Codes: proceedings of 14th International Symposium, Serdar Boztaş, Igor E. Shparlinski (eds.), page 112
  2. not comparablearithmeticOf, pertaining to, or based on six.

    The senary fraction 0.2 is one-third, i.e. two-sixths.

    Synonyms: sextal

nounsenary (uncountable)
  1. uncountablearithmeticThe numeral system which uses six as the base.

    Synonyms: seximal

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, pertaining to, or based on six.

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sextal

nounThe numeral system which uses six as the base.

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seximal

Origin

  1. Latinsēnārius“consisting of six each”
  2. Englishsenary

From the Latin sēnārius (“consisting of six each”), from sēnī (“six each, six at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary). Doublet of senarius.

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Translations

Catalan senari, senària
  • senariof sixth rank or order
  • senàriaof sixth rank or order
French sénaire, système sénaire
  • sénaireof sixth rank or order
  • système sénairenumeral system which uses six as the base
German Sechsersystem
  • Sechsersystemnumeral system which uses six as the base
Japanese 六進法
  • 六進法 (rokusimpō)numeral system which uses six as the base
Korean 육진법
  • 육진법 (yukjinbeop)numeral system which uses six as the base
Portuguese sistema senario
  • sistema senarionumeral system which uses six as the base
Russian шестеричный
  • шестеричный (šesteričnyj)of sixth rank or order

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with senary

machinerysceneryplenarycentenarygreenerysestercentenary
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Sounds the same

sceneryscenery
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APA

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Chicago

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