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mathematical notation

DEFINITIONS OF: mathematical notation

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n a notation used by mathematicians

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number representation system, number system, numeration system, system of numeration
any notation for the representation of numbers
binary notation
any notation that uses 2 characters (usually 0 and 1)
decimal notation
any notation that uses 10 different characters (usually the digits 0 to 9)
octal notation
any mathematical notation that uses 8 different characters (usually the digits 0 to 7)
duodecimal notation
any notation that uses 12 different characters
hexadecimal notation, sexadecimal notation
any notation that uses 16 different characters
sign
a character indicating a relation between quantities
decimal point, percentage point, point
the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
exponent, index, power
a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
fixed-point notation, fixed-point representation system
a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is fixed by convention
floating-point notation, floating-point representation system
a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is indicated by an exponent of the radix; in the floating-point representation system, 0.0012 is represented as 0.12-2 where -2 is the exponent
infix notation
a notation for forming mathematical expressions using parentheses and governed by rules of operator precedence; operators are dispersed among the operands
parenthesis-free notation
a notation for forming mathematical expressions that does not use parentheses to delimit components
degree
the highest power of a term or variable
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
equal sign
a sign indicating that the quantities on either side are equal
plus sign
a sign indicating the operation of addition
minus sign
a sign indicating the operation of subtraction
radical sign
a sign indicating the extraction of a root
log, logarithm
the exponent required to produce a given number
Lukasiewicz notation, Polish notation, prefix notation
a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator precedes its operands
postfix notation, reverse Polish notation, suffix notation
a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator follows its operands
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notation, notational system
a technical system of symbols used to represent special things
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