denary

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Egyptian notation was purely denary, the only separate signs being those for 1, 10, 100, &c.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

In consequence of this limitation of the power of perception of number, it is practically impossible to use a pure denary scale in elementary number-teaching.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

There is no essential difference, however, between this and the denary basis.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

The Roman system, except for the use of symbols for five, fifty, &c., is also in the denary scale, though expressed in a different way.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

Discrepancies between Numeration and Notation.—Although numeration and notation are both ostensibly on the denary system, they are not always exactly parallel.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various