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positional numeral system

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Also known as positional numeral systems, positional system, place-value system, place-value numeral system

numeral system in which the contribution of a digit to the value of a number is the product of the value of the digit by a factor determined by the position of the digit

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Subclass of
numeral system
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permanent duplicated item
positional notation
Commons category
Positional numeral systems
discoverer or inventor
Babylonians
has characteristic
positional notation

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