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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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positional notation (redirected from Positional number system)

positional notation
(redirected from Positional number system)