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Centropomus undecimalisSea pike Sea" pike` (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The garfish.
(b) A large serranoid food fish (Centropomus undecimalis)
found on both coasts of America; -- called also robalo.
(c) The merluce. Centropomus undecimalisSnook Snook, n. [D. snoek.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A large perchlike marine food fish (Centropomus
undecimalis) found both on the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts of tropical America; -- called also ravallia,
and robalo.
(b) The cobia.
(c) The garfish. DecimalDecimal Dec"i*mal, n.
A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and
almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal
fraction.
Circulating, or Circulatory, decimal, a decimal
fraction in which the same figure, or set of figures, is
constantly repeated; as, 0.354354354; -- called also
recurring decimal, repeating decimal, and repetend. decimalDecimal Dec"i*mal, n.
A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and
almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal
fraction.
Circulating, or Circulatory, decimal, a decimal
fraction in which the same figure, or set of figures, is
constantly repeated; as, 0.354354354; -- called also
recurring decimal, repeating decimal, and repetend. Decimal fractionFraction Frac"tion, n. [F. fraction, L. fractio a breaking,
fr. frangere, fractum, to break. See Break.]
1. The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially
by violence. [Obs.]
Neither can the natural body of Christ be subject to
any fraction or breaking up. --Foxe.
2. A portion; a fragment.
Some niggard fractions of an hour. --Tennyson.
3. (Arith. or Alg.) One or more aliquot parts of a unit or
whole number; an expression for a definite portion of a
unit or magnitude.
Common, or Vulgar, fraction, a fraction in which the
number of equal parts into which the integer is supposed
to be divided is indicated by figures or letters, called
the denominator, written below a line, over which is the
numerator, indicating the number of these parts included
in the fraction; as 1/2, one half, 2/5, two fifths.
Complex fraction, a fraction having a fraction or mixed
number in the numerator or denominator, or in both.
--Davies & Peck.
Compound fraction, a fraction of a fraction; two or more
fractions connected by of.
Continued fraction, Decimal fraction, Partial fraction,
etc. See under Continued, Decimal, Partial, etc.
Improper fraction, a fraction in which the numerator is
greater than the denominator.
Proper fraction, a fraction in which the numerator is less
than the denominator. Decimalism
Decimalism Dec"i*mal*ism, n.
The system of a decimal currency, decimal weights, measures,
etc.
DecimalizationDecimalize Dec"i*mal*ize, v. t.
To reduce to a decimal system; as, to decimalize the
currency. -- Dec`i*mal*i*za"tion, n. DecimalizeDecimalize Dec"i*mal*ize, v. t.
To reduce to a decimal system; as, to decimalize the
currency. -- Dec`i*mal*i*za"tion, n. Decimally
Decimally Dec"i*mal*ly, adv.
By tens; by means of decimals.
DecimateDecimate Dec"i*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decimated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Decimating.] [L. decimatus, p. p. of decimare to
decimate (in senses 1 & 2), fr. decimus tenth. See
Decimal.]
1. To take the tenth part of; to tithe. --Johnson.
2. To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of;
as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny.
--Macaulay.
3. To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army
in battle; to decimate a people by disease. DecimatedDecimate Dec"i*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decimated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Decimating.] [L. decimatus, p. p. of decimare to
decimate (in senses 1 & 2), fr. decimus tenth. See
Decimal.]
1. To take the tenth part of; to tithe. --Johnson.
2. To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of;
as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny.
--Macaulay.
3. To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army
in battle; to decimate a people by disease. DecimatingDecimate Dec"i*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decimated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Decimating.] [L. decimatus, p. p. of decimare to
decimate (in senses 1 & 2), fr. decimus tenth. See
Decimal.]
1. To take the tenth part of; to tithe. --Johnson.
2. To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of;
as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny.
--Macaulay.
3. To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army
in battle; to decimate a people by disease. Decimator
Decimator Dec"i*ma`tor, n. [Cf. LL. decimator.]
One who decimates. --South.
DuodecimalDuodecimal Du`o*dec"i*mal, a. [L. duodecim twelve. See
Dozen.]
Proceeding in computation by twelves; expressed in the scale
of twelves. -- Du`o*dec"i*mal*ly, adv. Duodecimal
Duodecimal Du`o*dec"i*mal, n.
1. A twelfth part; as, the duodecimals of an inch.
2. pl. (Arch.) A system of numbers, whose denominations rise
in a scale of twelves, as of feet and inches. The system
is used chiefly by artificers in computing the superficial
and solid contents of their work.
DuodecimallyDuodecimal Du`o*dec"i*mal, a. [L. duodecim twelve. See
Dozen.]
Proceeding in computation by twelves; expressed in the scale
of twelves. -- Du`o*dec"i*mal*ly, adv. recurring decimalDecimal Dec"i*mal, n.
A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and
almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal
fraction.
Circulating, or Circulatory, decimal, a decimal
fraction in which the same figure, or set of figures, is
constantly repeated; as, 0.354354354; -- called also
recurring decimal, repeating decimal, and repetend. Recurring decimalRecur Re*cur" (r?*k?r"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Recurred
(-k?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Recurring.] [L. recurrere; pref.
re- re- + currere to run. See Current.]
1. To come back; to return again or repeatedly; to come again
to mind.
When any word has been used to signify an idea, the
old idea will recur in the mind when the word is
heard. --I. Watts.
2. To occur at a stated interval, or according to some
regular rule; as, the fever will recur to-night.
3. To resort; to have recourse; to go for help.
If, to avoid succession in eternal existence, they
recur to the ``punctum stans' of the schools, they
will thereby very little help us to a more positive
idea of infinite duration. --Locke.
Recurring decimal (Math.), a circulating decimal. See under
Decimal.
Recurring series (Math.), an algebraic series in which the
coefficients of the several terms can be expressed by
means of certain preceding coefficients and constants in
one uniform manner. repeating decimalDecimal Dec"i*mal, n.
A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and
almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal
fraction.
Circulating, or Circulatory, decimal, a decimal
fraction in which the same figure, or set of figures, is
constantly repeated; as, 0.354354354; -- called also
recurring decimal, repeating decimal, and repetend. Repeating decimalRepeating Re*peat"ing, a.
Doing the same thing over again; accomplishing a given result
many times in succession; as, a repeating firearm; a
repeating watch.
Repeating circle. See the Note under Circle, n., 3.
Repeating decimal (Arith.), a circulating decimal. See
under Decimal.
Repeating firearm, a firearm that may be discharged many
times in quick succession; especially:
(a) A form of firearm so constructed that by the action of
the mechanism the charges are successively introduced
from a chamber containing them into the breech of the
barrel, and fired.
(b) A form in which the charges are held in, and discharged
from, a revolving chamber at the breech of the barrel.
See Revolver, and Magazine gun, under Magazine.
Meaning of DECIMA from wikipedia
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Decima can
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engine by
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décima is a ten-line
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Decima was one of the
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Decima is a
proprietary game
engine made by
Guerrilla Games and
released in
November 2013, that
includes tools and
features like
artificial intelligence...
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Decima Gallery (also
Decima Projects,
Decima International Arts or
Decima) is a London-based arts
projects organisation with a re****tion for irreverent...
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Decima Victima (English:
Tenth Victim) was a band
formed by two
Swedes and two Spaniards.
During their short career between 1981 and 1984 they released...
- The 10th
Victim (Italian: La
decima vittima) is a 1965
science fiction film
directed and co-written by Elio Petri,
starring Marcello Mastroianni, Ursula...
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Decima Research is a
public opinion and
market research company in Canada. In 2007, it
became a
subsidiary of
Harris Insights & Analytics. The
Roper Center...
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Acrodipsas decima, the
Decima ant-blue, is a
butterfly of the
family Lycaenidae. It is
found in a
small area of the
Northern Territory in Australia. The...
