base-notation
nounUK /beɪs nəʊˈteɪʃən/
US /beɪs noʊˈteɪʃən/
A way of writing numbers that shows how many of each place value you have.
In base-notation, the number 10 means one ten and zero ones.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A system for writing numbers using a fixed set of symbols and a base value.
Computers use base-notation with two symbols, 0 and 1.
3. The way a number is expressed in a particular base, such as base 2 or base 10.
The teacher asked us to write 13 in base-notation.
4. A method of showing place value where each position is a power of the base.
Base-notation makes it easy to see that 100 is ten times ten.