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positional notation
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positional notation [pə′zish·ən·əl nō′tā·shən]
(mathematics)
Any of several numeration systems in which a number is represented by a sequence of digits in such a way that the significance of each digit depends on its position in the sequence as well as its numeric value. Also known as notation.


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