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dec·i·mal
 decimal
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- pronunciation:
- de
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ml
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
A decimal is a fraction with a denominator that is a multiple of ten.
The number "three tenths" is a decimal. It can be written as .03 or as 3/10."Three hundredths" is also a decimal. |
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In the way we usually use numbers, a "decimal" is a number that has what we call a "decimal point" with numbers after it. The decimal point looks like a period. The numbers after the decimal point represent a fraction with a denominator that is a multiple of ten. Money amounts are often written as decimals--for example, $46.24 or $200.00.
You can write "three tenths" as a decimal--.03--or as a regular fraction--3/10. |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
A decimal system is a system based on the number ten.
Our everyday way of naming and writing numbers is a decimal system. |
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