"positional notation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: positional notations [plural]
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  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)

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