Definition of Decimals. Meaning of Decimals. Synonyms of Decimals

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Definition of Decimals

Decimal
Decimal Dec"i*mal, n. A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction. Circulating, 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.
decimal
Decimal Dec"i*mal, n. A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction. Circulating, 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.

Meaning of Decimals from wikipedia

- 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...
- notation makes use of three-digit numbers for main classes, with fractional decimals allowing expansion for further detail. Numbers are flexible to the degree...
- numbers with decimals, such as measurements. This practice is used to better distinguish between prices and other values with decimals. An older convention...
- Decimal degrees (DD) is a notation for expressing latitude and longitude geographic coordinates as decimal fractions of a degree. DD are used in many geographic...
- Look up decimal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Decimal could mean: The decimal or base ten numeral system Decimal (unit), an obsolete unit of measure...
- Decimal Day (Irish: Lá Deachúil) in the United Kingdom and in Ireland was Monday 15 February 1971, the day on which each country decimalised its respective...
- West Bengal. A decimal is one hundredth of an acre of land, and is equal to 48.4 square yards or 435.6 square feet (40.47 m2). Decimals are also used as...
- time as decimal. For example, decimal days divide the day into 10 equal parts, and decimal years divide the year into 10 equal parts. Decimals are easier...
- Decimal system may refer to: Decimal (base ten) number system, used in mathematics for writing numbers and performing arithmetic Dewey Decimal System,...
- repeating decimal). Examples of such irrational numbers are √2 and π. There are several notational conventions for representing repeating decimals. None of...