An example of a Hindu-Arabic number is 4,612.
The Hindu-Arabic numeral system is a positional numeral system that represents numbers using ten distinct symbols (digits): 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. The value of each digit depends on its position in the number.
Here's how the number 4,612 breaks down:
- The digit '4' is in the thousands place, so it represents 4,000.
- The digit '6' is in the hundreds place, so it represents 600.
- The digit '1' is in the tens place, so it represents 10.
- The digit '2' is in the ones place, so it represents 2.
Therefore, 4,612 = 4,000 + 600 + 10 + 2.
Another example is 9,876:
- '9' represents 9,000
- '8' represents 800
- '7' represents 70
- '6' represents 6
In essence, any number you commonly use, such as 1, 10, 100, 1000, 3.14, or 123456789, is an example of a Hindu-Arabic number. The key characteristic is the use of the ten digits (0-9) and the positional notation.
