SYSTEM OF NUMERATION

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Meaning:

Any notation for the representation of numbers

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("system of numeration" is a kind of...):

mathematical notation (a notation used by mathematicians)

Domain member category:

base; radix ((numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "system of numeration"):

positional notation; positional representation system (a numeration system in which a real number is represented by an ordered set of characters where the value of a character depends on its position)