When fractions were involved, they could be of several types, depending only on aduodecimalarrangement.
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If we were changing anything we should have changed the counting system either to the octaval system or to theduodecimalsystem.
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We were both in favour of theduodecimalsystem.
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Without realising it, we are already duodecimalists, so we could goduodecimalwith relative ease.
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In theduodecimalsystem there is the great advantage of no recurring decimals.
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You would have to make your arithmeticduodecimalas well; it would also be more convenient.
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Does that mean that objectors who are not subscribers to theduodecimalsystem will be heard?
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We must learn not to look back nostalgically on the oldduodecimalsystem.
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One of the advantages of theduodecimalsystem is that you can divide the radix by two twice.
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He urges that it would be simple to convert to aduodecimalsystem.
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We are also aware of the advantages of theduodecimalsystem.
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A great body of opinion supports aduodecimalsystem.
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Our systems of measuring are a combination of decimal andduodecimalsystems to some extent.
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Theduodecimaland the decimal systems are quite different.
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Therefore,duodecimalnotation is almost ideal.
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