base- (e.g. base-2); numeral system; counting system
Suffix used in mathematics and computing to indicate a numeral system with a specific base. Attaches to numbers or counters, e.g. 二進法 (binary), 十進法 (decimal).
See also: 二進法
Computers calculate using the binary system.
The decimal system is widely used in daily life.
octal numeral system; octal notation
bi-quinary system
sexagesimal; base 60
duodecimal system; base-12 system
binary-coded decimal notation
Compound of 進 (advance, proceed) and 法 (method, law). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in modern Japanese to denote a base or numeral system.