DECIMAL

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

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (number): See decimal number

• (system): See decimal system

• (place): See decimal place

Antonyms

• (fractional number): See fraction

Hyponyms

• binary-coded decimal

Adjective

decimal (not comparable)

(arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.

Synonyms

• base-ten, denary (rare)

Verb

decimal (third-person singular simple present decimals, present participle decimaling, simple past and past participle decimaled)

to represent with numbers after a decimal point

Anagrams

• camelid, claimed, declaim, maliced, medical

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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