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Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Positional notation has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

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

See Also
binary system decimal system
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
numeration system
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
binary numeration system octal numeration system decimal numeration system duodecimal number system hexadecimal number system
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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