Place-value notation: 1 definition
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Place-value notation means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics (History)Place-value notation is the most important feature of the Hindu numeral notations. In this system there are only ten symbols, those called aṅka (literally meaning “mark”) for the numbers one to nine, and the zero symbol, ordinarily called śūya (literally, “empty”). With the application of the principle of place-value these are quite sufficient for the writing of all numbers in as simple a way as possible. The scale is, of course, decimal. This system is now commonly used throughout the civilised world. Without the zero and the place-value, the Hindu numerals would have been no better than many others of the same kind, and would not have been adopted by all the civilised peoples of the world.
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Ganitatilaka (Sanskrit text and English introduction) (by H. R. Kapadia)
Part 7 - Place-value system of decimal notation < [Introduction]