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decimal

[ des-uh-muhl, des-muhl ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to tenths or to the number 10.
  2. proceeding by tens:

    a decimal system.



decimal

/ ˈ»åÉ›²õɪ³¾É™±ô /

noun

  1. Also calleddecimal fraction a fraction that has a denominator of a power of ten, the power depending on or deciding the decimal place. It is indicated by a decimal point to the left of the numerator, the denominator being omitted. Zeros are inserted between the point and the numerator, if necessary, to obtain the correct decimal place
  2. any number used in the decimal system
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

    1. relating to or using powers of ten
    2. of the base ten
  1. prenominal expressed as a decimal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

decimal

/ »åÄ•²õ′ə-³¾É™±ô /

  1. A representation of a real number using the base ten and decimal notation, such as 201.4, 3.89, or 0.0006.
  2. A decimal fraction.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ»å±ð³¦¾±³¾²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å±ð³¦î€ƒi·³¾²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of decimal1

First recorded in 1600–10; from Medieval Latin »å±ð³¦¾±³¾Äå±ô¾±²õ “of tenths,†equivalent to Latin decim(a) “tenth†(derivative of decem “ten†) + -Äå±ô¾±²õ adjective suffix; ten, -al 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of decimal1

C17: from Medieval Latin »å±ð³¦¾±³¾Äå±ô¾±²õ of tithes, from Latin decima a tenth, from decem ten
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Magnitude refers to the size of an earthquake, with increases marked as decimal points.

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Imagine a mathematical problem, in which the true answer runs to 32 decimal places but the shortened version runs to eight.

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Although electronic chip timers record runners' completed laps, the unfinished final loop is measured - to three decimal places - by a race adjudicator with a wheel straight from a 1990s PE lesson.

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The shared inconvenience grew into a community on Reddit, where people swap tips, such as entering the address as a decimal — 101.5 Main Street — or spelling it out as Hogan does.

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Many people use 3.14159, but even that’s not quite right, because the digits to the right of the decimal point in pi go on forever.

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