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positional notation
noun
Definition of POSITIONAL NOTATION
: a system of expressing numbers in which the digits are arranged in succession, the position of each digit has a place value, and the number is equal to the sum of the products of each digit by its place value
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First Known Use of POSITIONAL NOTATION
1941
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