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place value


place value

noun

Definition of PLACE VALUE

: the value of the place of a digit in a numeral
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First Known Use of PLACE VALUE

1911

Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms

abscissa, denominator, divisor, equilateral, exponent, hypotenuse, logarithm, oblique, radii, rhomb

Rhymes with PLACE VALUE

book value, disvalue, face value, par value

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