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NUMBER SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any notation for the representation of numbers
Synonyms:
number representation system; number system; numeration system; system of numeration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("number system" 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 "number system"):
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)
