What is number system
What is Number System? In this chapter, we will study the number system. We will also look at the types of number system where you can also look forward to working on some number system questions. What is the Number System? The number system is used to state how many objects are there in a given set. The Roman numeral ‘I’ denotes the idea of ‘oneness’. The same thing is denoted by the Greek letter alpha ‘a’. It should be noted that alpha was the first letter which was used as a numeral. So, it is nothing but a Hindu-Arabic in origin. Let us study these in details. In ancient Mesopotamia, the beginning system of the inscribed symbol was a system of symbols for numbers. You need to understand that the current number systems happen to be place-value systems. The place or position of the numbers determines the value of numbers in the representation. For example, the 4 in 40 and 400, which represents 4 ten’s and 4 hundred respectively. There was no positional characteristic in the...