Numeration System (Noun)
Meaning
Any notation for the representation of numbers.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The concept of zero was unknown in the early numeration systems of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
- The sexagesimal numeration system used by the Babylonians is still used today for measuring time and angles.
- The binary numeration system is used by computers to store and process information.
- The Mayans used a vigesimal numeration system that was based on the base number twenty.
- Our everyday decimal numeration system was inherited from ancient India and has become widely used across the world.