positional representation system

Questions about positional representation system

What does positional representation system mean?

positional representation system means "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".

What is another word for positional representation system?

Close synonyms include positional notation. 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 positional representation system a common word?

positional representation 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.