place value
Position determines worth
Place value is the numerical worth a digit has based on its position within a number.
In the number 352, the 3 represents three hundreds, the 5 represents five tens, and the 2 represents two ones.
Understanding place value is fundamental to arithmetic—it's why moving a digit one position left multiplies its value by ten in our base-ten system.
- tensGroups of a dozen minus two
- onesSingle items or dollars
- hundredsGroups of one hundred
- decimalTenths-based notation
- abacusBead-and-wire arithmetic tool
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