senary
/ˈsiːnəri
/ /ˈsɛnəri/adjective rare
Relating to or based on the number six: in the binary scale only two characters are wanted, namely 1 and 0; in the senary, six; in the decimal, ten...
- Base 2 is called binary, Base 3 is called ternary, Base 4 is called quaternary, Base 5 is called quinary, Base 6 is called senary, Base 7 is called septenary, Base 8 is called octonary or octal.
- Because six is the product of the first two prime numbers and is adjacent to the next two prime numbers, many senary fractions have simple representations.
Origin
Late 16th century: from Latin senarius 'containing six', based on sex 'six'.
Rhymes
- come into question
- come into the world
- comeliness
- comely
- come naturally
- come of
- come of age
- come off
- come off it
- come off second best
- come on
- come one's way
- come on strong
- come on to
- come (or appear or arrive) on the scene
- come (or bring someone) back (down) to earth
- come (or bring someone) to life
- come (or fall) apart at the seams
- come (or fall) to pieces
- come (or get) to grips with
- come (or get) unstuck
- come (or go) over big
- come (or go) under the hammer
- come (or play) the old soldier
- come (or spring) to mind