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All-figure number

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000159

A numerical representation where all digits, including leading zeros, are explicitly stated to maintain a consistent format or to indicate precision. This convention is often used in technical documentation, data logging, and part numbering systems where a fixed number of characters is required. For example, a four-digit all-figure number for '50' would be '0050'.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-000159
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectElectrical engineering
SynonymsAFN
TranslationsGerman: Ziffernrufnummer; Spanish: número de solo cifras; French: numéro tout chiffres
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000159",
  "term": "All-figure number",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A numerical representation where all digits, including leading zeros, are explicitly stated to maintain a consistent format or to indicate precision. This convention is often used in technical documentation, data logging, and part numbering systems where a fixed number of characters is required. For example, a four-digit all-figure number for '50' would be '0050'.",
  "synonyms": [
    "AFN"
  ],
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Ziffernrufnummer",
    "es": "número de solo cifras",
    "fr": "numéro tout chiffres"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/all-figure-number/"
}

Record 167 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.