Glossary entry

Norwegian term or phrase:

\"plassverdisystemet\"

English translation:

Positional notation

Added to glossary by EileenF
Aug 17, 2015 02:08
8 yrs ago
Norwegian term

"plassverdisystemet"

Norwegian to English Other Mathematics & Statistics
5th year math in a Norwegian school:

Eleven er litt usikker paa aa plassere sifrene i et desimaltall i riktig posisjon i forhold til plassverdisystemet.

Proposed translations

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Positional notation

Probably more common than the also correct "place-value".
Peer comment(s):

neutral Elisabeth Maurland : With a soon-to-be 5th grader in the US school system, I know that they use place value here.
19 mins
Is the target audience the US?
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks. I liked the sound of this better, too."
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38 mins

place value system

The position of a digit determines its value.
Peer comment(s):

agree jeffrey engberg
2 hrs
agree Michele Fauble
21 hrs
agree Michael Ellis : http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/z7yb9j6
1 day 6 hrs
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