meaning of duodecimal
1. Proceeding in computation by twelves; expressed in the scale of twelves.
2. A twelfth part; as, the duodecimals of an inch.
3. A system of numbers, whose denominations rise in a scale of twelves, as of feet and inches. The system is used chiefly by artificers in computing the superficial and solid contents of their work.
4. based on twelve; "the duodecimal number
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