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Additive |
A numeration system is additive if the overall value of any numeral in the system is the sum of the relative values of all symbols in the numeral |
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Base |
A numeration system has a base if it reflects a process of repeated grouping by a unique number greater than one, called the "base", and all numbers in the system or written in terms of powers of this number |
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Place value |
A numeration system is a place value system if the position of a symbol in a numeral determines its relative value |
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Zero |
A numeration system has a zero if there is a symbol to represent the number of elements in an empty set |
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Multiplicative |
A numeration system is multiplicative if each symbol in it represents a different multiple of the face value of that symbol |