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单词 senary
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Definition of senary in English:

senary

adjective ˈsiːnəriˈsɛnəriˈsɛnəri
rare
  • Relating to or based on the number six.

    〈罕〉六的;以六为基础的

    in the binary scale only two characters are wanted, namely 1 and 0; in the senary, six; in the decimal, ten
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Because six is the product of the first two prime numbers and is adjacent to the next two prime numbers, many senary fractions have simple representations.
    • Base 2 is called binary, Base 3 is called ternary, Base 4 is called quaternary, Base 5 is called quinary, Base 6 is called senary, Base 7 is called septenary, Base 8 is called octonary or octal.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin senarius 'containing six', based on sex 'six'.

Rhymes

beanery, bicentenary, catenary, centenary, deanery, greenery, machinery, plenary, scenery, septenary

Definition of senary in US English:

senary

adjectiveˈsenərēˈsɛnəri
rare
  • Relating to or based on the number six.

    〈罕〉六的;以六为基础的

    in the binary scale only two characters are wanted, namely 1 and 0; in the senary, six; in the decimal, ten
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Base 2 is called binary, Base 3 is called ternary, Base 4 is called quaternary, Base 5 is called quinary, Base 6 is called senary, Base 7 is called septenary, Base 8 is called octonary or octal.
    • Because six is the product of the first two prime numbers and is adjacent to the next two prime numbers, many senary fractions have simple representations.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin senarius ‘containing six’, based on sex ‘six’.

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