decimal number

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decimal number

noun decimal numbers

  1. A number expressed in a decimal system (base ten), (particularly) fractional numbers so represented. 13+¹⁄₄ is 13.25 as a decimal number.

    Similar: decimal, denary, base-ten number

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noun number expressed in the decimal system

한국어십진수 sipjinsu, 소수 sosu
日本語十進数 jisshinsū
中文十進制數 /十进制数 shíjìnzhì shù
हिन्दीदशमलव daśamlav
Portuguêsdecimal
Françaisnombre décimal
DeutschDezimalzahl
Ελληνικάδεκαδικός dekadikós
Românănumăr zecimal
Русскийдесяти́чное число́ desjatíčnoje čisló

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@misc{decimal_number_2026,
  title = {decimal number},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/decimal%20number},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}