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Decimal vs Biquinary - What's the difference?

decimal | biquinary |

As adjectives the difference between decimal and biquinary

is that decimal is concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal while biquinary is a system of arithmetic, and notation, in which each decimal digit is represented by a coefficient of five and a coefficient of one.

As a noun decimal

is the number system that uses the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.

decimal

English

Noun

(wikipedia decimal)
  • (arithmetic, computing, uncountable) The number system that uses the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
  • (countable) A number expressed in this system.
  • (informal) A decimal place.
    • Pi has a value of 3.141, to three decimals .
  • (informal) A numeral written as a concatenation of successive negative powers of the base.
  • (informal) A decimal point.

    • Synonyms

    * (system ): base 10, decimal system * (number ): decimal number * (decimal place ): decimal place, place of decimals

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.

    • Synonyms

    * base-10, denary (rare)

    See also

    * base * binary * hexadecimal * octal

    Anagrams

    * * * * ----

    biquinary

    English

    Alternative forms

    * bi-quinary

    Adjective

    (Bi-quinary coded decimal) (-)
  • (mathematics) A system of arithmetic, and notation, in which each decimal digit is represented by a coefficient of five and a coefficient of one

    • Usage notes

    * This is the system on which the function of the abacus is based.