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• place value
  place value

  noun

  the value of the place, or position, of a digit in a number or series.
• place-value
  place-value

  adjective

  denoting a series in which successive digits represent successive powers of the base

place value

American  

noun

Arithmetic.

1. the value of the place, or position, of a digit in a number or series.

   In the number 794, the location of the digit 4 has a place value of one.

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place-value British  

adjective

1. denoting a series in which successive digits represent successive powers of the base

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Etymology

Origin of place value

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

We all need to place value on vetted, factual information upon which we can make sound and wise decisions.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2023

In one corner of the classroom, Ms. Montano huddles with a small group of students, working through a lesson about place value: Is 23.4 or 2.34 the bigger number?

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2022

Use place value to rewrite this as a sum.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

Yes: add 1 to the digit in the given place value.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

Of course the Arabs themselves never laid claim to the invention, always recognizing their indebtedness to the Hindus both for the numeral forms and for the distinguishing feature of place value.

From The Hindu-Arabic Numerals by Karpinski, Louis Charles