positional notation
noun
a type of numeration in which the position of a digit affects its value.
Nearby words
position effect, position isomer, position line, position paper, position sense, positional notation, positional nystagmus, positioner, positioning, positive, positive accommodation
Origin of positional notation
First recorded in 1940–45
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British Dictionary definitions for positional notation
positional notation
noun
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
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