Ko te tūāpapa o tā tātou pūnaha tau, koia hei tohu i te uara tapeke o tētahi mati. Mā te pūnaha uara tū e taea ai ngā rahinga katoa te tohu, ahakoa tekau noa iho ngā tohutau.
The foundation of our number system which determines the total value of a digit. The place value system allows all quantities to be expressed even though there are only ten numerals.