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decimal
- /ˈdɛs.ɪ.məl/ UK
- /ˈdɛs.ɪ.məl/ US
- /ˈdɛs.ə.məl/ US
- /ˈdɛs.məl/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Late Latin, Medieval Latin decimalis, from Latin decimus, from decem (“ten”) + adjective suffix -alis.
adjective
noun decimals
- A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system. What is ⁷⁄₂₃ as a decimal?
- The decimal system itself.
- A decimal place. Pi has a value of 3.142, to three decimals.
- A decimal point.
- Alternative spelling of dismil
Similar: decimal number, decimal place, decimal system · Opposite: fraction
verb decimals · decimaling · decimalling · decimaled · decimalled
- To represent with numbers after a decimal point. Single- decimaled entries, often originating in Whiting (Wh) or Wilson (OW; see p. 23, fn.3), are from SPL. To save space, examples cited in SPL are normally not repeated (examples therefore begin with "Add:"). Double- decimaled entries, again often based on Wh or OW, are "new."
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: decimal fraction, quantitative, denary, digit, comma, fractional, point, stroke, pen, dagan, decadic, decenary, decadal, tenfold, decimalized, arithmetical
noun
Similar: decimal number, decimal place, decimal system · Opposite: fraction
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adj concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal
| Español | decimal |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | दशाधारी daśādhārī |
| Kiswahili | -a miongo |
| Português | decimal |
| Français | décimal |
| Deutsch | dezimal |
| Italiano | decimale |
| Ελληνικά | δεκαδικός dekadikós |
| Română | zecimal |
| Русский | десяти́чный desjatíčnyj |
| العربية | عَشْرِيّ ʕašriyy |
noun number system
| 한국어 | 십진법 sipjinbeop |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 十進数 jisshinsū, 十進法 jisshinpō |
| 中文 | 十進制 /十进制 shíjìnzhì |
| हिन्दी | दशाधार daśādhār |
| Português | decimal |
| Français | décimal, système décimal |
| Deutsch | Dezimalsystem, Zehnersystem |
| Italiano | decimale |
| Ελληνικά | δεκαδικό dekadikó |
| Română | sistem zecimal |
| Русский | десяти́чная систе́ма desjatíčnaja sistéma |
Talk about this word "decimal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/decimal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. decimal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/decimal "decimal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/decimal.Cite this
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