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dec|i|mal — «DEHS uh muhl», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a fraction like.04 or 4/100,.2 or 2/10; decimal fraction. 2. a number containing a decimal fraction. Examples: 75.24, 3.062,.7,.091. –adj. of tens; proceeding by tens: »United States money has a decimal… … Useful english dictionary
Decimal — Dec i*mal, a. [F. d[ e]cimal (cf. LL. decimalis), fr. L. decimus tenth, fr. decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Dime}.] Of or pertaining to decimals; numbered or proceeding by tens; having a tenfold increase or decrease, each unit being ten times the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decimal — Dec i*mal, n. A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction. [1913 Webster] {Circulating decimal}, or {Circulatory decimal}, a decimal fraction in which the same figure,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decimal arithmetic — Decimal Dec i*mal, a. [F. d[ e]cimal (cf. LL. decimalis), fr. L. decimus tenth, fr. decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Dime}.] Of or pertaining to decimals; numbered or proceeding by tens; having a tenfold increase or decrease, each unit being ten… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decimal fraction — Decimal Dec i*mal, a. [F. d[ e]cimal (cf. LL. decimalis), fr. L. decimus tenth, fr. decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Dime}.] Of or pertaining to decimals; numbered or proceeding by tens; having a tenfold increase or decrease, each unit being ten… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decimal point — Decimal Dec i*mal, a. [F. d[ e]cimal (cf. LL. decimalis), fr. L. decimus tenth, fr. decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Dime}.] Of or pertaining to decimals; numbered or proceeding by tens; having a tenfold increase or decrease, each unit being ten… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decimal — dec|i|mal1 [ desıml ] noun count a number in a system based on the number ten that consists of numbers on either side of a DECIMAL POINT. 0.5, 25.75, and 873.4 are all decimals. decimal dec|i|mal 2 [ desıml ] adjective based on the number ten … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
decimal — dec•i•mal [[t]ˈdɛs ə məl, ˈdɛs məl[/t]] adj. 1) math. pertaining to tenths or to the number 10 2) math. proceeding by tens: a decimal system[/ex] 3) math. decimal fraction • Etymology: 1600–10; < ML decimālis of tenths = L decim(a) tenth (der … From formal English to slang
decimal — dec|i|mal1 [ˈdesıməl] n a ↑fraction (=a number less than 1) that is shown as a ↑full stop followed by the number of ↑tenths, hundredths etc. The numbers 0.5, 0.175, and 0.661 are decimals decimal 2 decimal2 adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Modern Latin;… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Dec — DEC, dec or Dec may refer to: Places Deč, a village in Serbia Decatur Airport, Decatur, Illinois (IATA airport code DEC) Derwent Entertainment Centre, an entertainment centre in Hobart, Australia Doncaster Education City, a development in South… … Wikipedia
