Meaning & use
Denary
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Relating to or based on the number ten; decimal.
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The denary number system uses digits from 0 to 9.
Students first learn the denary system before studying binary in computing class.
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Common in British computer science education as a synonym for "decimal," especially when contrasting with binary and hexadecimal.
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decimalbase-ten
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