DECIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does decimal number system mean? 

• DECIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM (noun)
  The noun DECIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: DECIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DECIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

decimal number system; decimal numeration system; decimal system

Hypernyms ("decimal number system" is a kind of...):

positional 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 position)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "decimal number system"):

algorism (the Arabic (or decimal) system of numeration)