Meaning & use
place value
The value of a digit based on its position within a number, such as ones, tens, or hundreds.
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Understanding place value helps students see why the 3 in 35 means thirty.
The teacher used blocks to demonstrate place value when teaching addition with carrying.
A note on using this word
Place value is fundamental to the base-ten number system, where each position represents a power of ten.
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