Decimal
Decimal , adjective
[French décimal (compare Late Latin decimalis), from Latin decimus tenth, from decem ten. See Ten, and compare Dime.]
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.
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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 f, f, and is usually not expressed, but is signified by a point placed at the left hand of the numerator, as.2,.25.
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.
Decimal , noun
A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction.
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Circulating decimal 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.