number system

English Thesaurus

1. any notation for the representation of numbers (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	mathematical notation,
definition	:	a notation used by mathematicians (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	positional notation, positional representation system,
definition	:	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 (noun.communication)

domain member category	:	base, radix,
definition	:	(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place (noun.quantity)