Definition:Quintal Notation

Definition

Quintal notation is the technique of expressing numbers in base $5$.

That is, every number $x \in \R$ is expressed in the form:

$\ds x = \sum_{j \mathop \in \Z} r_j 5^j$

where:

$\forall j \in \Z: r_j \in \set {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}$

Also known as

Quintal notation is also known as quinary notation.

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Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): quintal system
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): quintal system