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senary

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈsiːnəɹi/

Definition of senary

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of 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).”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of 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).”
  2. (not-comparable)Of, pertaining to, or based on six.
    “The senary fraction 0.2 is one-third, i.e. two-sixths.”

noun

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

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Etymology

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

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