numeration

Everyday

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 →

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).

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Westcott's translation says one path is "stable" because it stays consistent across all counting. In the primary 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

• and it is so called because it has the virtue of consistency among all numerations. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• The Twenty-third Path is the Stable Intelligence, and it is so called because it has the virtue of consistency among all numerations. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) 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).