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Some radix names

281016?-arysenidenary-arybinaryoctonarydenaryse(xa)denary-aldualoctonaldecimalse(xa)decimal?-albimaloctalhexadecimal41260-aryquaternaryduodenarysexagenary-alquartalduodecimalsexagesimal?-aldozenal\begin{array}{rl|llll} \hline\hline & & 2 & 8 & 10 & 16 \\ \hline ?&\text{-ary}& & & &\textit{senidenary} \\ &\text{-ary}&\textbf{binary}&\text{octonary}&\text{denary} &\text{se(xa)denary} \\ &\text{-al} &\text{dual} &\text{octonal} &\textbf{decimal} &\text{se(xa)decimal}\\ ?&\text{-al} &\textit{bimal} &\textbf{octal} & &\textbf{hexadecimal}\\ \hline\hline & & 4 & & 12 & 60 \\ \hline &\text{-ary}&\textbf{quaternary}& &\text{duodenary} &\text{sexagenary} \\ &\text{-al} &\text{quartal} & &\textbf{duodecimal}&\textbf{sexagesimal}\\ ?&\text{-al} & & &\text{dozenal} & \\ \hline\hline \end{array} Typographic conventions:Common.Idiolectal.\text{Typographic conventions:\enspace{\bf Common}.\enspace{\it Idiolectal}.} Radix 3 names are missing for now, since I have not yetfigured out where different names related to 3 come from.\textit{Radix 3 names are missing for now, since I have not yet} \atop \textit{figured out where different names related to 3 come from.} References:D. E. Knuth, TAOCP v.2 (3rd ed.), 195–209.Wiktionary.\text{References:\enspace D.~E.~Knuth, {\it TAOCP} v.\thinspace 2 (3rd ed.), 195--209.\enspace Wiktionary.}