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Vigesimal

Vigesimal \Vi*ges"i*mal\, a. [L. vigesimus twentieth, from viginti twenty.] Twentieth; divided into, or consisting of, twenties or twenty parts.
--Tylor.

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vigesimal

a. 1 A twentieth part 2 occurring in intervals of 20 3 To the base 20

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vigesimal

adj. relating to or based on the number twenty

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Vigesimal

The vigesimal or base 20 numeral system is based on twenty (in the same way in which the decimal numeral system is based on ten).

Usage examples of "vigesimal".

Keeler predicted the second Prohibition, the special Vigesimal Mail election that requires that votes be mailed in on years evenly divisible by the number 22 -- which insured blacks having a chance to get the polls in the South -- a logical conclusion that I'm sure you all see.