decimal number system

1. 1.

   a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of ten

   Synonymsdecimal numeration systemdecimal system

   Broaderpositional notation

   Narroweralgorism

Questions about decimal number system

What does decimal number system mean?

decimal number system means "a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of ten".

What is another word for decimal number system?

Close synonyms include decimal numeration system, decimal system. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is decimal number system a common word?

decimal number system is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.