Quinary is the base-5 numeral system, using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4. In expanded
notation, a quinary numeral 
represents the nonnegative
integer
where each 
is a digit value from 0 to 4. For example, 
in decimal.
The place values of the fractional part are the
negative powers 
, 
,
....
The quinary digit strings for successive nonnegative
integers, beginning with 0, are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, ... (OEIS A007091).
See also
Base,
Decimal,
Digit,
Expanded Notation,
Numeral System
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References
De Vlieger, M. T. "Multiplication Tables of Various Bases." Updated Nov. 24, 2014. https://dozenal.org/drupal/sites_bck/default/files/MultiplicationSynopsis.pdf.Math
Is Fun. "Number Bases." https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/bases.html.Sloane,
N. J. A. Sequence A007091 in "The
On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences."
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Quinary." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Quinary.html
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