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Definition of decimal

Decimal
Decimal 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
Decimal 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.

Meaning of decimal from wikipedia

- The decimal numeral system (also called the base-ten positional numeral system and denary /ˈdiːnəri/ or decanary) is the standard system for denoting...
- The Dewey Decimal classification (DDC), colloquially known as the Dewey Decimal System, is a proprietary library classification system which allows new...
- symbol can be called a decimal mark, decimal marker, or decimal sign. Symbol-specific names are also used; decimal point and decimal comma refer to a dot...
- A repeating decimal or recurring decimal is a decimal representation of a number whose digits are eventually periodic (that is, after some place, the...
- Decimal Day (Irish: Lá Deachúil) in the United Kingdom and in Ireland was Monday 15 February 1971, the day on which each country decimalised its respective...
- Decimal degrees (DD) is a notation for expressing latitude and longitude geographic coordinates as decimal fractions of a degree. DD are used in many geographic...
- day into 10 decimal hours, each decimal hour into 100 decimal minutes and each decimal minute into 100 decimal seconds (100,000 decimal seconds per day)...
- Look up decimal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Decimal could mean: The decimal or base ten numeral system Decimal (unit), an obsolete unit of measure...
- Decimal system may refer to: Decimal (base ten) number system, used in mathematics for writing numbers and performing arithmetic Dewey Decimal System,...
- A decimal calendar is a calendar which includes units of time based on the decimal system. For example, a "decimal month" would consist of a year with...