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decimal::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | decimal fraction |
| Type of | proper fraction |
| Has types | circulating decimal, recurring decimal, repeating decimal |
| Derivation | decimalise, decimalize |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | number |
| Derivation | decimalise, decimalize |
Examples of decimal
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In fact, they had been off by one decimal point for dozens of readings for days.
From the bostonherald.com
If time is money and money is decimal, it will help for time to be decimal, too.
From the economist.com
Increasing or decreasing the number of decimal places can control the precision.
From the en.wikipedia.org
At the same time, the Leone was inaugurated, using a decimal system of currency.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Each minute, WWVB broadcasts the current time in a binary-coded decimal format.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Many of these techniques take advantage of or rely on the decimal numeral system.
From the en.wikipedia.org
To multiply a non-integer by 10, move the decimal point to the right one digit.
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This machine used the decimal number system and was powered by cranking a handle.
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The Hindu numeral system is designed for positional notation in a decimal system.
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- Numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten; "the decimal system"
- Decimal fraction: a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
- The decimal numeral system (also called base ten or occasionally denary) has ten as its base. It is the numerical base most widely used by modern civilizations.
- A decimal (also spelled decimel) is a unit of area in India and Bangladesh approximately equal to 1/100 acre (40.46u00A0mu00B2). After metrication in the mid-20th century by both countries, the unit became officially obsolete. Especially among the rural population in Northern Bangladesh and West Bengal, it is still in use.
- The number system that uses the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9; A number expressed in this system; A decimal place; Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal
- Instance document fact attribute used to express the number of decimal places to which numbers have been rounded.
- The first experiments with the decimal scale were performed by Constantine Hering in 1833. 1 part medicinal substance (dry or tincture), mixed with 9 parts diluent (lactose or alcohol), and then succussed (shaken), yields the 1X(D) potency. ...
- A number represented as a whole number and some fractional part as well. Decimal numbers either take up more memory than integers, or are accurate to less places, or both.
- Base 10. A number notation that uses 10 possible values, ranging from 0 to 9.
