Okay, so there's one, two, three, four, etc.
And then there's single, double, triple, quadruple, quintuple, sextuple, septuple, octuple, nontuple and dectuple.
So here's the tricky one: primary, secondary, tertiary...
WHAT'S FOUR AND UP!?
2007-03-12 05:44:14 · 2 answers · asked by Gravity 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The sequence continues with quaternary, quinary, senary, septenary, octonary, nonary, denary. Words also exist for `twelfth order' (duodenary) and `twentieth order' (vigenary).
2007-03-12 05:49:59 · answer #1 · answered by Cal Poly Chica 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I. The sequence continues with quaternary, quinary, senary, septenary, octonary, nonary, denary. Words also exist for `twelfth order' (duodenary) and `twentieth order' (vigenary).
II. In English the series of words desribing the order of phenomenon is primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary, quinary, senary, septenary, octonary, nonary, denary
III. Primary (1)
Secondary (2)
Quaternary (4)
Quinary (5)
Senary (6)
Septenary (7)
Octonary (8)
Nonary (9)
Denary (10)
Duodenary (12)
Hexadenary (16)
Vigenary (20)
2007-03-12 05:53:26 · answer #2 · answered by some_old_spanish_minor_in_school 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋