bijective numeration

noun

A numeral system that uses digits to establish a bijection between finite strings and the positive integers, especially by k-adic notation such as unary and decimal without a zero.

Meanings

nounbijective numeration (countable and uncountable, plural bijective numerations)

plural bijective numerations

  1. countableuncountablemathematicsA numeral system that uses digits to establish a bijection between finite strings and the positive integers, especially by k-adic notation such as unary and decimal without a zero.
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