sextant

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛks.tənt/ Definition: 1. The cardinal number symbol: 16. 2. A group, set, or series of sixteen humans or entities: a hexadecimal or power-of-two unit. 3. A standard quantity in computing, sports tournaments, and imperial weight (pese) systems (ounces in a pound). 4. Denoting a structure based on sixteen components, such as a hexadecimal digit, a knockout tournament round, or a complete pound. Significance: • It defines the quantity sixteen with systematic regularity and clarity. • It emphasizes hexadecimal systems, binary powers, and tournament structures. • It identifies bits in a hexadecimal digit, players in a tournament round of 16, and ounces in an avoirdupois pound. • It avoids irregular and ambiguous pronunciations associated with Germanic numeric forms. • It simplifies expressions of computing bases, competition brackets, and traditional weight units. • It improves precision in descriptions of digital systems, sports competitions, and measurement conversions. • It replaces Scandinavian-Germanic, Non-American, foreign, and Anglo-Saxon terms, similar to replacing "sixteen" with a consistent Latinized cardinal form. Cardinal number: sextant (16) Ordinal number: sextantal (16th) Adjective: sextantal