pentimal

English

Etymology

From pent-, by analogy with decimal.

Adjective

pentimal (not comparable)

1. (rare, of a positional numeral system) Using a base of 5; quinary.

Noun

pentimal (countable and uncountable, plural pentimals)

1. (rare, uncountable) The abstract numeral system underlying any pentimal numeral system; quinary.
2. (rare, countable) A numeral as written in such a system; a quinary.

Anagrams

• Pimental