decimal — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Synonyms

   base-ten

Noun

1. A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system.

   Usage

   • Countable

   Examples

   What is ⁷⁄₂₃ as a decimal?

2. The decimal system itself.

   Usage

   • Informal
   • Uncountable

3. A decimal place.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Informal
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   Pi has a value of 3.142, to three decimals.

4. A decimal point.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Informal
   • Uncountable

Verb

1. To represent with numbers after a decimal point.

   Related words

   basebinaryoctalundecimalduodecimalhexadecimalvigesimalsexagesimaltransdecimal

   Examples

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   Single- decimaled entries, often originating in Whiting (Wh) or Wilson (OW; see p. 23, fn.3), are from SPL. To save space, examples cited in SPL are normally not repeated (examples therefore begin with "Add:"). Double- decimaled entries, again often based on Wh or OW, are "new."

   simplified, substantively interpretable versions of the optimal (but many-decimaled) linear combinations of your original variables

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   So naturally, 3/14 – the 14th of March – is celebrated as “Pi Day.” And since 3.14 is the beginning, not the end of Pi – it can be decimaled on out to infinity – and since the next two numbers are 1 and 5 voila! today’s date 3/14/15 is really special.

Adjective

1. numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten

   Synonyms

   denary

   Examples

   the decimal system

Noun

1. a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10

   Synonyms

   decimal fraction

   Broader terms

   proper fraction

2. a number in the decimal system

   Broader terms

   number