"number system" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: number systems [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} number system (plural number systems)
  1. (arithmetic) A set of numerals for representing numbers. Wikipedia link: number system Categories (topical): Arithmetic, Systems Synonyms: numeral system, system of numeration Translations (set of numerals): lukujärjestelmä (Finnish), système de numération [masculine] (French), Zahlensystem [neuter] (German), sistem de numărare (Romanian), sistem de numerație (Romanian), систе́ма счисле́ния (sistéma sčislénija) [feminine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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