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positional notation
positional notationn. A system of writing numbers in which the position of a digit affects its value.positional notation n (Mathematics) the method of denoting numbers by the use of a finite number of digits, each digit having its value multiplied by its place value, as in 936 = (9 × 100) + (3 × 10) + 6 ThesaurusNoun | 1. | positional notation - 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 positionpositional representation systemnumber representation system, number system, numeration system, system of numeration - any notation for the representation of numbersbinary number system, binary numeration system, binary system, pure binary numeration system - a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of twooctal number system, octal numeration system - a positional system of numeration that uses octal digits and a radix of eightdecimal number system, decimal numeration system, decimal system - a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of tenduodecimal number system, duodecimal system - a positional system of numeration that uses duodecimal digits and a radix of twelvehexadecimal number system, hexadecimal system, sexadecimal number system - a positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal digits and a radix of sixteen |
positional notation
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. positional notation
Synonyms for positional notationnoun 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 positionSynonyms- positional representation system
Related Words- number representation system
- number system
- numeration system
- system of numeration
- binary number system
- binary numeration system
- binary system
- pure binary numeration system
- octal number system
- octal numeration system
- decimal number system
- decimal numeration system
- decimal system
- duodecimal number system
- duodecimal system
- hexadecimal number system
- hexadecimal system
- sexadecimal number system
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