decimal
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- adjective
- /ˈdɛsɪməl/
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decimal
- What the Inca did is they established a decimal system.
- decimal conversion
- decimal system
- decimal place
Yeah, which is because of the decimal system, etcetera.
- Yeah, which is because of the decimal system, etcetera.
Examples
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A library with no Dewey Decimal System in place!
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In some monetary systems, e.g., Belgium and Italy, decimal places are not used.
Academic text (1999) -
- You forgot the decimal point.
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The numbers stand for the same thing, with or without the decimal point.
Academic text (2013) -
They are perfect even when carried for six decimal places.
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So for whole numbers, binary and decimal, it doesn't matter.
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Values for the mean and standard deviations were rounded to 3 decimal places. Table 2
Academic text (2008) -
OK, so next circumference differences in size in inches, fractions in decimals, all this sort of thing.
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Estimated percentages within this crosstabulation are shown to two decimal places to facilitate aggregation.
Academic text (1991) -
The decimal system is widely used in math and science for calculations.
Synonyms
Relating to the number ten or to something that has ten parts
Compounds
- Specialized
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A number system using digits 0–9 where each place is ten times the one to its right
- Specialized
A way to arrange books and other library materials by subject using numbers with a decimal point
- Specialized
A number that shows parts of a whole and uses a point with digits after it
- Specialized
A system libraries use to arrange nonfiction books by subject with numbers
- Specialized
A decimal number with a group of digits that goes on forever after the decimal point
Surface Forms
Morphology
decimal = decim (semi-transparent) = decim + al
The adjective suffix '-al' is recognizable, but the bound root 'decim-' is not a familiar standalone English word for most learners, so the relation to 'ten' is only partly inferable.
Etymology
Decimal as an adjective comes from the same Latin roots decim- and dec-, meaning 'tenth' and 'ten', like in decade. A decimal system is built on 'ten', so counting and measuring are done in steps of ten, which is why the metric system and our decimal numbers are easy to use.