duodecimal in English

adjective
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relating to or denoting a system of counting or numerical notation that has twelve as a base.
In a duodecimal system (base twelve) why are letters sometimes used instead of numbers?
noun
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the system of duodecimal notation.
Base 11 is called undenary, Base 12 is called duodenary or duodecimal , Base 16 is called hexadecimal.
noun

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1. As a result, duodecimal has been described as the optimal number system.

2. The duodecimal system (also known as base 12 or dozenal) is a positional notation numeral system using twelve as its base.

3. This Human TTR ELISA Kit allows the ex vivo duodecimal conclusion of human being transthyretin, TTR Assiduousnesses in cellular phone civilisation supernates, blood serum, plasm and additional biologic fluids

4. The number twelve (that is, the number written as "12" in the base ten numerical system) is instead written as "10" in duodecimal (meaning "1 dozen and 0 units", instead of "1 ten and 0 units"), whereas the digit string "12" means "1 dozen and 2 units" (i.e. the same number that in decimal is written as "14").