numeration system
- noun
- /ˌnjuːməˈreɪʃən ˈsɪstəm/
- Specialized
:
sistema de numeración
- The Hindu-Arabic numeration system is widely used today for its efficiency in calculations.
Examples
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The ancient Romans developed a unique numeration system represented by letters.
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Traditional numeration systems.
Academic text (1990) -
Understand our numeration system by relating counting, grouping, and place value concepts.
Academic text (1999) -
The Maya numeration system used neither fractions nor decimals.
Academic text (1995) -
In mathematics class, we learned about the binary numeration system used in computers.
Synonyms
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3.5
A system that gives each item a position in a list using digits
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3.5
A way to write numbers using digits, like decimal or binary
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A way of counting and naming numbers
A way of writing numbers using symbols and rules like decimal or binary
A way of writing numbers using digits like decimal or binary
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a system or notation used for representing numbers' is directly and compositionally derived from 'numeration' (counting/numbering) plus 'system' (a set of rules or procedures). This noun + noun combination follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern (e.g., French "système de numération") and would be predictable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Numeration system may come from very old ways of counting, when people cut marks on bones or sticks to show how many animals or days they had. Those marks working together became a system, and the act of making number marks is called numeration, so today numeration system means a regular way to show and work with 'numbers'.