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pentimal

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Using a base of 5; quinary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, rare

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noun

Meaning 2

The abstract numeral system underlying any pentimal numeral system; quinary.

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Usage: rare, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 3

A numeral as written in such a system; a quinary.

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Usage: countable, rare

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History

Etymology

From pent-, by analogy with decimal.