"positional notation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: positional notations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} positional notation (plural positional notations)
  1. A notation for numbers in which the value of a digit depends on its position in the string, examples of which include the decimal system and the binary system Wikipedia link: positional notation Translations (a notation for numbers): Stellenwertsystem [neuter] (German), system pozycyjny [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-positional_notation-en-noun-gFormXQQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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