Quinary (base-5 or pental) is a numeral system with five as the base. A possible origination of a quinary system is that there are five fingers on either hand.
| quinary (base 5) | 15 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 105 | 115 | 125 | 135 | 145 | 205 |
| ternary (base 3) | 13 | 23 | 103 | 113 | 123 | 203 | 213 | 223 | 1003 | 1013 |
The ternary numeral system (also called base-3) has three as its base. Analogous to a bit, a ternary digit is a trit (trinary digit). One trit is equivalent to log23 (about 1.58496) bits of information.
| ternary (base 3) | 13 | 23 | 103 | 113 | 123 | 203 | 213 | 223 | 1003 | 1013 |
| quinary (base 5) | 15 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 105 | 115 | 125 | 135 | 145 | 205 |
| quinary (base 5) | 15 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 105 | 115 | 125 | 135 | 145 | 205 |
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| ternary (base 3) | 13 | 23 | 103 | 113 | 123 | 203 | 213 | 223 | 1003 | 1013 |