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== History ==

* [[{{further|History of ancient numeral systems]]}}

Sign-value notation was the ancient way of writing numbers and only gradually evolved into place-value notation, also known as [[positional notation]]. Sign-value notations have been used across the world by a variety of cultures throughout history.

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== See also ==

* [[History of ancient numeral systems]]

* [[Place-value notation]]

* [[Location arithmetic]], a base 2 sign-value notation invented by J. Napier in 1617