Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable)A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system.

    What is ⁷⁄₂₃ as a decimal?

    a number in the decimal system

  2. (informal, uncountable)The decimal system itself.

    Dezimalsystem, Zehnersystem

    десяти́чная систе́маdesjatíčnaja sistéma

  3. (countable, informal, uncountable)A decimal place.

    Pi has a value of 3.142, to three decimals.

  4. (countable, informal, uncountable)A decimal point.

Examples

11 sentences
  1. Anna knows by heart the first thousand decimal places of π.

    Анна знає напам'ять першу тисячу знаків числа π.

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  2. The number 0.75 is a decimal number.

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  3. Convert the following fractions to decimals.

    ruПреобразуйте следующую обыкновенную дробь в десятичную.

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  4. State your answer to one decimal place.

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  5. Convert the following common fractions to decimals.

    ruПреобразуйте следующие обыкновенные дроби в десятичные.

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Translations

7 languages
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Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin, Medieval Latin decimalis, from Latin decimus, from decem (“ten”)

Borrowed from Late Latin, Medieval Latin decimalis, from Latin decimus, from decem (“ten”) + adjective suffix -alis.

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Forms

plural: decimals
Singulardecimal
Pluraldecimals

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
fractional number:fractionC1

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
decimal — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto