positional notation
Noun
Meaning
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
Source: WordNetSynonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Examples
According to A History of Mathematics, the rods "gave the decimal representation of a number, with an empty space denoting zero." citation The counting rod system is considered a positional notation system.
A positional notation is required, but because integers can represent strings of characters (e.
Decimal notation often refers to a base 10 positional notation such as the Hindu-Arabic numeral system or rod calculus ; Lam Lay Yong & Ang Tian Se (2004) Fleeting Footsteps.
The ancient Chinese used a similar positional notation.