Definitions for decimal
ˈdɛs ə məl, ˈdɛs məldec·i·mal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.4 / 5 votes

1. decimal fraction, decimalnoun

   a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10

2. decimaladjective

   a number in the decimal system

3. decimal, denaryadjective

   numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten

   "the decimal system"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. decimalnoun

   The number system that uses the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.

2. decimalnoun

   A number expressed in this system.

3. decimalnoun

   A decimal place.

4. decimalnoun

   A numeral written as a concatenation of successive negative powers of the base.

5. decimalnoun

   A decimal point.

6. decimaladjective

   Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.

7. Etymology: From decimalis, from decimus, from decem, ten + adjective suffix -alis

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Decimaladjective

   Numbered by ten; multiplied by ten.

   Etymology: decimus, Latin.

   In the way we take now to name numbers by millions of millions of millions, it is hard to go beyond eighteen, or, at most, four and twenty decimal progressions, without confusion. John Locke.

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1. Decimal

   The decimal numeral system (also called the base-ten positional numeral system and denary or decanary) is the standard system for denoting integer and non-integer numbers. It is the extension to non-integer numbers of the Hindu–Arabic numeral system. The way of denoting numbers in the decimal system is often referred to as decimal notation.A decimal numeral (also often just decimal or, less correctly, decimal number), refers generally to the notation of a number in the decimal numeral system. Decimals may sometimes be identified by a decimal separator (usually "." or "," as in 25.9703 or 3,1415). Decimal may also refer specifically to the digits after the decimal separator, such as in "3.14 is the approximation of π to two decimals". Zero-digits after a decimal separator serve the purpose of signifying the precision of a value. The numbers that may be represented in the decimal system are the decimal fractions. That is, fractions of the form a/10n, where a is an integer, and n is a non-negative integer. The decimal system has been extended to infinite decimals for representing any real number, by using an infinite sequence of digits after the decimal separator (see decimal representation). In this context, the decimal numerals with a finite number of non-zero digits after the decimal separator are sometimes called terminating decimals. A repeating decimal is an infinite decimal that, after some place, repeats indefinitely the same sequence of digits (e.g., 5.123144144144144... = 5.123144). An infinite decimal represents a rational number, the quotient of two integers, if and only if it is a repeating decimal or has a finite number of non-zero digits.

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1. decimal

   A decimal is a number system based on the number 10, represented in the series of whole numbers followed by a point and a series of numbers indicating a fraction of the whole. The placement of these numbers after the point (known as decimal point) indicates the power of 1/10, for example, in the number 2.34, 3 represents 3/10 and 4 represents 4/100.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Decimaladjective

   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

2. Decimalnoun

   a number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction

3. Etymology: [F. dcimal (cf. LL. decimalis), fr. L. decimus tenth, fr. decem ten. See Ten, and cf. Dime.]

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1. Decimal

   The decimal numeral system has ten as its base. It is the numerical base most widely used by modern civilizations. Decimal notation often refers to a base-10 positional notation such as the Hindu-Arabic numeral system; however, it can also be used more generally to refer to non-positional systems such as Roman or Chinese numerals which are also based on powers of ten. Decimals also refer to decimal fractions, either separately or in contrast to vulgar fractions. In this context, a decimal is a tenth part, and decimals become a series of nested tenths. There was a notation in use like 'tenth-metre', meaning the tenth decimal of the metre, currently an Angstrom. The contrast here is between decimals and vulgar fractions, and decimal divisions and other divisions of measures, like the inch. It is possible to follow a decimal expansion with a vulgar fraction; this is done with the recent divisions of the troy ounce, which has three places of decimals, followed by a trinary place.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Decimal

   des′i-mal, adj. numbered or proceeding by tens.—n. a fraction having ten or some power of ten for its denominator.—v.t. Dec′imalise, to reduce to the decimal system.—ns. Dec′imalism; Dec′imalist.—adv. Dec′imally.—Decimal notation, a system of writing numbers based on ten and powers of ten, like our ordinary system; Decimal system, a system whose units are tens and powers of tens, esp. in the French metric system of weights and measures. [Fr.,—Low L. decimalis—decem, ten.]

Anagrams for decimal »

1. medical

2. camelid

3. claimed

4. declaim

How to pronounce decimal?

1. Alex

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of decimal in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of decimal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of decimal in a Sentence

1. James Barrett Scotty Reston:

   How Kennedy knew the precise drop in milk consumption in 1960, the percentage rise in textile imports from 1957 to 1960 and the number of speeches cleared by the Defense Department is not quite clear, but anyway, he did. He either overwhelmed you with decimal points or disarmed you with a smile and a wisecrack.

2. Meik Wiking:

   It is extremely ambitious to be one of the five happiest countries by 2021, norway just pushed Denmark out of first place this year. You're down to the second decimal now that separates number one from number two.

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