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    POSITIONAL REPRESENTATION SYSTEM

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    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 positionplay

    Synonyms:

    positional notation; positional representation system

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("positional representation system" is a kind of...):

    number representation system; number system; numeration system; system of numeration (any notation for the representation of numbers)

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

    binary number system; binary numeration system; binary system; pure binary numeration system (a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of two)

    octal number system; octal numeration system (a positional system of numeration that uses octal digits and a radix of eight)

    decimal number system; decimal numeration system; decimal system (a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of ten)

    duodecimal number system; duodecimal system (a positional system of numeration that uses duodecimal digits and a radix of twelve)

    hexadecimal number system; hexadecimal system; sexadecimal number system (a positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal digits and a radix of sixteen)

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