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"plassverdisystemet"

English translation: Positional notation

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Norwegian term or phrase:\"plassverdisystemet\"
English translation:Positional notation
Entered by: EileenF

02:08 Aug 17, 2015
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Mathematics & Statistics
Norwegian term or phrase: "plassverdisystemet"
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.
EileenF
Local time: 10:32
Positional notation
Explanation:
Probably more common than the also correct "place-value".
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DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 15:32
Grading comment
Thanks. I liked the sound of this better, too.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3place value system
Elisabeth Maurland
4Positional notation
DLyons


  

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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
place value system


Explanation:
The position of a digit determines its value.



    Reference: http://www.eduplace.com/math/mathsteps/2/a/
Elisabeth Maurland
United States
Local time: 09:32
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Positional notation


Explanation:
Probably more common than the also correct "place-value".

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 15:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks. I liked the sound of this better, too.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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