decimal
31decimal — dec|i|mal1 [ desıml ] noun count a number in a system based on the number ten that consists of numbers on either side of a DECIMAL POINT. 0.5, 25.75, and 873.4 are all decimals. decimal dec|i|mal 2 [ desıml ] adjective based on the number ten …
32decimal — adjective relating to or denoting a system of numbers and arithmetic based on the number ten, tenth parts, and powers of ten. noun a fraction whose denominator is a power of ten and whose numerator is expressed by figures placed to the right of a …
33decimal — 1 adjective a decimal system is based on the number 10: decimal currency 2 noun (C) technical a fraction (=a number less than one) that is shown as a full stop followed by the number of tenths, then the number of hundredths etc, as in the numbers …
34decimal — [ˈdesɪm(ə)l] noun [C] I a number that consists of numbers on either side of a DECIMAL POINT. 0.5, 25.75, and 873.4 are all decimals II adj decimal [ˈdesɪm(ə)l] based on the number ten …
35decimal — dec•i•mal [[t]ˈdɛs ə məl, ˈdɛs məl[/t]] adj. 1) math. pertaining to tenths or to the number 10 2) math. proceeding by tens: a decimal system[/ex] 3) math. decimal fraction • Etymology: 1600–10; < ML decimālis of tenths = L decim(a) tenth (der …
36decimal — adj. Decimal is used with these nouns: ↑digit, ↑fraction, ↑number, ↑point …
37decimal — [17] Decimal comes from decimālis, a medieval Latin coinage based on decimus ‘tenth’, the ordinal derivative of Latin decem ‘ten’ (a relative of English ten). Other descendants of decem include December, decimate, dime, and the prefix deci ,… …
38decimal — dec·i·mal || desɪml n. fraction with a denominator of ten (.3 = 3/10) adj. pertaining to tenths or the number ten, pertaining to decimal fractions …
39decimal — The base 10 numbering system that uses the familiar numbers 0 9; also known as the base 10 radix or the decimal radix. See also binary; hexadecimal …
40decimal — I de|ci|mal 1. de|ci|mal sb., en, er, erne, i sms. decimal , fx decimalbrøk, decimaltal II de|ci|mal 2. de|ci|mal adj., t, e …
