place value

noun

The value of a digit of numbers. For example, ones, tens, hundreds in the decimal counting; ones, sixes, thirty-sixes in the senary counting.

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Meanings

nounplace value (plural place values)

plural place values

  1. arithmeticThe value of a digit of numbers. For example, ones, tens, hundreds in the decimal counting; ones, sixes, thirty-sixes in the senary counting.

Translations

German Stellenwert
  • Stellenwertvalue of a digit
Japanese 位数, 位取り
  • 位数 (isū)value of a digit
  • 位取り (kuraidori)value of a digit
Turkish basamak değeri
  • basamak değerivalue of a digit
Cite this entry
APA

place value. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/place%20value

MLA

“place value.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/place%20value. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “place value,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/place%20value.

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