decimal, denary
(adjective) numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten; “the decimal system”
decimal
(noun) a number in the decimal system
Source: WordNet® 3.1
decimal (countable and uncountable, plural decimals)
(countable) A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system.
(informal, uncountable) The decimal system itself.
(informal) A decimal place.
(informal) A decimal point.
• (number): See decimal number
• (system): See decimal system
• (place): See decimal place
• (fractional number): See fraction
• binary-coded decimal
decimal (not comparable)
(arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.
• base-ten, denary (rare)
decimal (third-person singular simple present decimals, present participle decimaling, simple past and past participle decimaled)
to represent with numbers after a decimal point
• camelid, claimed, declaim, maliced, medical
Source: Wiktionary
Dec"i*mal, a. Etym: [F. décimal (cf. LL. decimalis), fr. L. decimus tenth, fr. decem ten. See Ten, and cf. Dime.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to decimals; numbered or proceeding by tens; having a tenfold increase or decrease, each unit being ten times the unit next smaller; as, decimal notation; a decimal coinage. Decimal arithmetic, the common arithmetic, in which numeration proceeds by tens.
– Decimal fraction, a fraction in which the denominator is some power of 10, as -- Decimal point, a dot or full stop at the left of a decimal fraction. The figures at the left of the point represent units or whole numbers, as 1.05.
Dec"i*mal, n.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
