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十二進法 (じゅうにしんほう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

十じゅう二に進しん法ほう

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Meanings

1

duodecimal system; base-12 system

Mathematical term for a numeral system with twelve as its base.

十じゅう二に進しん法ほうでは、10は十じっ

進しん

法ほう

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12

を

表あらわ

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。

In the duodecimal system, 10 represents 12 in decimal.

Kanji

十ten
二two, two radical (no. 7)
進advance, proceed, progress
法method, law, rule

Related words

十じっ進しん法ほう
十進法 is the decimal (base-10) system, while 十二進法 is base-12.
二に進しん法ほう
二進法 is the binary (base-2) system, used in computing, unlike the base-12 system.

Etymology

Compound of 十二 (twelve) + 進法 (numeral system).