Mathematical notation was decimal, and based on hieroglyphic signs for each power of ten up to one million. Each of these could be written as many times as necessary to add up to the desired number; so to write the number eighty or eight hundred, the symbol for ten or one hundred was written eight times respectively.
Mathematical notation employed a decimal system, with hieroglyphic signs for each power of ten up to one million. These signs could be repeated to achieve the desired number; hence, to denote eighty or eight hundred, the symbol for ten or one hundred was repeated eight times respectively.