numeration

«numeration» in Mova's school dictionary: written, read and named, for example our place-value… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (numeration — uncountable; a numeration, numerations)

meaning for a pupil

1) (maths) The way numbers are written, read and named, for example our place-value system with ten digits. tree →

2) (formal) Counting or numbering things. tree →

sense in the lessons

A maths word: "systems of numeration" include our base-ten system, Roman numerals and ancient Egyptian and Mayan numbers. In numeration lessons pupils learn place value: ones, tens, hundreds, thousands.

examples

• Our system of numeration uses ten digits, 0 to 9. tree →
• Roman numeration uses letters like I, V, X and L. tree →
• The Maya had a numeration system based on twenty. tree →
• In numeration we learned to read big numbers like 4,056,000. tree →
• Place value is the key idea of numeration. tree →
• Babylonian numeration was based on sixty, which is why an hour has sixty minutes. tree →

note

Mostly a formal or maths-textbook word. Related: "number", "numeral" (a written symbol for a number, like 7 or VII), "enumerate" (to list one by one).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «numeration» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.