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A numerical classification system of books employed by libraries.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
dewey decimal system
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Dewey Decimal system — proposed 1876 by Melvil Dewey (1851 1931) while acting librarian of Amherst College. He also crusaded for simplified spelling and the metric system … Etymology dictionary
Dewey Decimal System — One classification system used by libraries was devised by Melvil Dewey (1851 1931), the father of American library science. The number on the spine of a library book identifies its position on a shelf through a system known as the Dewey… … Dictionary of eponyms
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Dewey decimal system — n. system of library classification of books according to their subjects (using 3 digit numbers and decimals) … English contemporary dictionary
Decimal system — may refer to: The decimal (base ten) number system, used in mathematics for writing numbers and performing arithmetic. The Dewey Decimal System, a subject classification system used in libraries. The decimal currency system, where each unit of… … Wikipedia
Dewey Decimal Classification — For the similar sounding base 12 numeral system, see Duodecimal. Dewey Decimal Classification, (also called the Dewey Decimal System) is a proprietary system of library classification developed by Melvil Dewey in 1876.[1] It has been greatly… … Wikipedia
Dewey decimal classification — Trademark. a system of classifying books and other works into ten main classes of knowledge with further subdivision in these classes by use of the numbers of a decimal system: devised by Melvil Dewey, published in 1876, and used in many… … Universalium
Dewey decimal classification — noun a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by … Useful english dictionary
