Maths Dictionary · JSS 1
Place value
Simple meaning
The value a digit has because of where it is in a number.
Example
In 5,270, the 2 is worth 200.
See it
From the Place Value and Reading Large Numbers lesson. Try moving things around.
Millions
Thousands
Units
4 in the millions place is worth4 × 1,000,000 = 4,000,000
4,705,382
four million, seven hundred and five thousand, three hundred and eighty-two