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decimal system

dec·i·mal sys·tem (plural dec·i·mal sys·tems)


noun 
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method of counting in tens: a numerical system that has the number ten as the basic unit with other units as powers or multiples of ten. The metric system of measurement and most currency systems are based on a decimal system.

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