quinary system
1Quinary system — Quinary Qui na*ry, a. [L. quinarius, from quini five each, akin to quinque five: cf. F. quinaire. See {Five}.] Consisting of five; arranged by fives. Boyle. [1913 Webster] {Quinary system} (Zo[ o]l.), a fanciful classification based on the… …
2Quinary — Qui na*ry, a. [L. quinarius, from quini five each, akin to quinque five: cf. F. quinaire. See {Five}.] Consisting of five; arranged by fives. Boyle. [1913 Webster] {Quinary system} (Zo[ o]l.), a fanciful classification based on the hypothesis… …
3quinary — /kwuy neuh ree/, adj., n., pl. quinaries. adj. 1. pertaining to or consisting of five. 2. arranged in fives. 3. of, pertaining to, or noting a numerical system based on the number 5. n. 4. a number in a quinary system. [1595 1605; < L quinarius,… …
4quinary — /ˈkwaɪnəri/ (say kwuynuhree) adjective 1. relating to or consisting of five. 2. arranged in fives. 3. of, relating to, or denoting a numeral system based on the number 5. –noun 4. a number in a quinary system. {Latin quīnārius containing five} …
5Quinary — (base num|5) is a numeral system with five as the base. This originates from the five fingers on either hand.In the quinary place system, five numerals from 0 to 4, are used to represent any real number. According to this method, five is written… …
6quinary — kwaɪnÉ™rɪ n. numerical system based on the number 5 adj. fivefold, quintuple; arranged in groups of five; composed of five parts; based on the number 5 …
7List of numeral system topics — Numeral systems by culture Hindu Arabic numerals Western Arabic (Hindu numerals) Eastern Arabic Indian family Tamil Burmese Khmer Lao Mongolian Thai East Asian numerals Chinese Japanese Suzhou Korean Vietnamese …
8Numeral (linguistics) — This article is about the linguistic concept of words that represent numbers. For the mathematical notation for representing numbers of a given set, see Numeral system. In linguistics, number names (or numerals) are specific words in a natural… …
9Qimant language — The Qimant language is a highly endangered language spoken by a small and elderly fraction of the Qemant people in Northern Ethiopia mainly in Chilga Woreda in Semien Gondar Zone between Gondar and Metemma.language name=Qimant… …
10quinarian — 1. adjective a) Divided into five parts b) Describing a system of classification based on the quinary system 2. noun An advocate of this method of classification …
