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quaternary number

quaternary number noun: the number ten.

Noun

the quaternary number

  1. The number ten.

Origin of quaternary number

So called by the Pythagoreans because equal to 1 + 2 + 3 + 4.

Questions about quaternary number

What does quaternary number mean?
Quaternary number means the number ten.
What part of speech is quaternary number?
Quaternary number is a noun.

Words near quaternary number in the dictionary

  1. quaternary compound
  2. quaternary compounds
  3. quaternary healthcare
  4. quaternary industry
  5. quaternary moon
  6. quaternary number
  7. quaternary sector
  8. quaternary sector of the economy
  9. quaternary sectors of the economy
  10. quaternary structure
  11. quaternary structures

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