decadic

adjective

de·​cad·​ic

(ˈ)de¦kadik,

də̇ˈk-

: of or relating to the decimal system of counting

Word History

Etymology

Late Greek dekadikos of the number ten, from Greek dekad-, dekas group of ten + -ikos -ic

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