Definition & Meaning of "decimal"in English

Decimal

a number expressed in the base-10 system

Grammatical Information

animacy status

inanimate

plural form

decimals

Examples

42 is a decimal number.

(mathematics) a number less than one, called a fraction, that is represented as a period followed by the number of tenths, hundredths, etc.

Examples

In mathematics, decimals are a way to represent fractions or portions of a whole using a decimal point.

decimal

relating to a system of numbers based on powers of ten, where quantities are expressed using digits, including fractions and whole numbers

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

relational

ungradable

Examples

In the decimal system, numbers are represented using digits from 0 to 9, with each place value indicating a power of ten.

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