denary

• Altes Adjektiv mit der Bedeutung 'sich auf die Zahl zehn beziehend' oder 'auf der Basis von zehn beruhend'; im modernen Englisch selten und meist durch 'decimal' ersetzt.

An obsolete adjective meaning relating to the number ten or based on ten; rarely used in modern English, having been largely replaced by 'decimal'.

1. C2formal

   Consisting of or containing ten parts or elements.

   Dezimal

   • The denary system is based on the number ten.
   • A denary classification divides items into ten groups.
   • The ancient text described a denary structure of the universe.

   Synonymetenfold

2. Based on tenC2formal

   Numbered or proceeding by tens; relating to a decimal system.

   Dezimal

   • Most modern counting systems are denary.
   • The denary numeral system uses digits from 0 to 9.
   • Converting binary to denary requires understanding place values.

   Synonymedecimal