system of numeration

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Noun1.system of numeration - any notation for the representation of numberssystem of numeration - any notation for the representation of numbers
number representation system, number system, numeration system
mathematical notation - a notation used by mathematicians
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
radix, base - (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix of the decimal system"
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Since Lefebvre only took into account those reliefs containing texts, a new system of numeration was necessary, and a concordance table between Lefebvre's numbering and that of this volume is presented up front.
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His book On Calculation with Hindu Numerals, written in about AD825, was principally responsible for the diffusion of the Indian system of numeration in the Middle East and then Europe.
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All numbers will be written in the sexagesimal system of numeration used by the Babylonians.
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