"place value" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: place values [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} place value (plural place values)
  1. (arithmetic) The value of a digit of numbers. For example, ones, tens, hundreds in the decimal counting; ones, sixes, thirty-sixes in the senary counting. Categories (topical): Arithmetic Derived forms: place value chart, place value table Translations (value of a digit): Stellenwert [masculine] (German), 位数 (isū) (Japanese), 位取り (kuraidori) (Japanese), basamak değeri (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-place_value-en-noun-3XZz4qFL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: arithmetic

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for place value meaning in English (1.8kB)

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