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What is Denary?


Date: 06/07/99 at 05:52:52
From: Keith
Subject: Denary

What is denary? Could you please give me two examples?

Cheers.


Date: 06/07/99 at 12:37:39
From: Doctor Peterson
Subject: Re: Denary

Hi, Keith.

According to my dictionary, denary means

    1. Tenfold
    2. Divided or counted by tens; decimal

It comes from the Latin word "denarius," which was a coin equal in 
value to ten "asses."

I'll let you come up with the examples, if two definitions aren't 
enough.

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