noun
a numeration system in which a real number is represented by an ordered set of characters where the value of a character depends on its position
• Syn: ↑positional representation system
• Hypernyms: ↑numeration system, ↑number system, ↑number representation system, ↑system of numeration
• Hyponyms:
↑binary numeration system, ↑pure binary numeration system, ↑binary number system, ↑binary system, ↑octal numeration system, ↑octal number system, ↑decimal numeration system, ↑decimal number system, ↑decimal system, ↑duodecimal number system, ↑duodecimal system, ↑hexadecimal number system, ↑sexadecimal number system, ↑hexadecimal system
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noun : a system of expressing numbers in which the digits are arranged in succession, the position of each digit has a place value, and the number is equal to the sum of the products of each digit by its place value
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a type of numeration in which the position of a digit affects its value.
[1940-45]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.