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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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 hypothesis that each group contains five types.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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.
Quinary system (Zo["o]l.), a fanciful classification based
on the hypothesis that each group contains five types.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
quinary system /kwˈɪnəɹi sˈɪstəm/
quinäres Zahlensystem, Quinärsystem, Zahlensystem auf der Basis 5, Fünfersystem
Synonym: base 5 system
see: system of numeration, numeration, numeral system, number system, numerative system, numerations, numeral systems, number systems, numerative systems, binary system, decimal numeration, hexadecimal system, octal system, positional numeration, vigesimal system, base 20 (numeral) system
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