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- The Essential Idea of this section is to explain what a particular
number means. The way we put together these symbols for counting is
called a numeration system. A numeration system consists
of a set of basic symbols and some rules for making other symbols from
them, the purpose being the identification of all numbers. The numeration
system we use for everyday arithmetic is called the Hindu-Arabic
numeration system. To explain what a number means, write it out
in expanded notation.
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