decimal point
A period/full stop ⟨.⟩ or middot ⟨·⟩ used to set off the decimal or fractional part of…A period/full stop ⟨.⟩ or middot ⟨·⟩ used to set off the decimal or fractional part of a number, traditionally widely used in some countries but not others.
» The decimal point in this number is in the wrong place.
В этом числе десятичная точка не на месте.
Meaning
3 sensesA period/full stop ⟨.⟩ or middot ⟨·⟩ used to set off the decimal or fractional part of a number, traditionally widely used in some countries but not others.
Punkt, Dezimalpunkt
десяти́чная то́чкаdesjatíčnaja tóčka
десятко́ва кра́пкаdesjatkóva krápka
(broadly)Any decimal mark (decimal separator), inclusive of commas, separatrices, etc.
Komma, Dezimalkomma
запята́яzapjatája, десяти́чная запята́яdesjatíčnaja zapjatája
десятко́ва ко́маdesjatkóva kóma
(broadly, proscribed)A decimal place.
the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
Examples
2 sentencesThe decimal point in this number is in the wrong place.
ruВ этом числе десятичная точка не на месте. — sharptoothed
In English, we use a decimal point instead of a comma.
deIm Englischen verwendet man statt eines Kommas einen Punkt als Dezimaltrennzeichen. — Waldelfe
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
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Forms
plural: decimal points| Singular | decimal point |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- the dot at the left of a decimal fraction:percentage pointpoint