system of numeration

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system of numeration - any notation for the representation of numbersnumber representation system, number system, numeration systemmathematical notation - a notation used by mathematicianspositional 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 positionradix, 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"