decade (redirected from decennium)

decade

1. a period of ten consecutive years

2. a group or series of ten

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decade [de′kād]

(electricity)

A group or assembly of 10 units; for example, a decade counter counts 10 in one column, and a decade box inserts resistance quantities in multiples of powers of 10.

(science and technology)

The interval between any two quantities having the ratio of 10 to 1.