duodecimally

adv — 2 senses

duodecimally

adv

Etymology From duodecimal + -ly.

1

In a duodecimal manner; by twelves.

  • But time is divided by nature duodecimally, not decimally.1842, Samuel Laing, Notes of a traveller, on the social and political state of France, page 58:
2

In terms of base twelve.

  • The sizes and names of the accepted Anglo-American standards are retained as faithfully as possible, and these are adjusted by minor changes into a duodecimally unified metric system.2010 (written 11↋6), The Duodecimal Bulletin, volume 58 (written 4χ), number 2, archived from the original on 24 Jun 2025, page 5:

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