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Primary, secondary, tertiary. These are easy ways to say first, second and third 'order'. What is the word for 'tenth order'?

  1. There is no word

  2. Tenary

  3. Denary

  4. Decary
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The sequence follows Latin numerical prefixes: 'primary' (first), 'secondary' (second), 'tertiary' (third). Continuing this pattern, 'denary' (from Latin 'denarius' meaning ten) is the term for tenth order.

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