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decimal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɛs.ɪ.məl/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˈdɛs.ɪ.məl/ (UK)
• /ˈdɛs.ə.məl/ (US)
• /ˈdɛs.məl/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin, Medieval Latin decimalis, from Latin decimus, from decem (“ten”) + adjective suffix -alis.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.

Deriveds

decimal time · decimal reduction time · decimal comma · decimal mark

Synonyms

denary · base-ten

Translations (38)

pl dziesiętny (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · hy տասական (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · ms desimal (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · tl sampuin (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · cy degol (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · eo dekuma (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · be дзесятко́вы (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · uk десятко́вий (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · de dezimal (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · gd deicheach (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · ar عَشْرِيّ (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · es decimal (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · fi desimaalinen (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · cs desítkový (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · ga deachúlach (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · nl decimaal (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · eo decimala (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · fur decimâl (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · ru десяти́чный (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · bg десети́чен (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · ca decimal (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · gl decimal (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · el δεκαδικός (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · fr décimal (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · nl decimale (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · sw -a miongo (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · oc décimal (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · it decimale (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · pt decimal (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · ga deachúil (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · io decimala (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · nl tientallige (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · hi दशाधारी (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · ms perpuluhan (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · ro zecimal (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · nl tientallig (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · pl dziesiątkowy (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal) · sv decimal (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)

decimal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɛs.ɪ.məl/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˈdɛs.ɪ.məl/ (UK)
• /ˈdɛs.ə.məl/ (US)
• /ˈdɛs.məl/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin, Medieval Latin decimalis, from Latin decimus, from decem (“ten”) + adjective suffix -alis.

Meanings

1. (countable) A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system.
   • What is ⁷⁄₂₃ as a decimal?
2. (informal, uncountable) The decimal system itself.
3. (countable, informal, uncountable) A decimal place.
   • Pi has a value of 3.142, to three decimals.
4. (countable, informal, uncountable) A decimal point.
5. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative spelling of dismil.
   alt of dismil

Forms

Antonyms

fraction (antonym(s) of “fractional number”)

Hyponyms

binary-coded decimal

Relateds

decim · decimate

Synonyms

decimal place · decimal number · decimal system (system)

Translations (38)

ca decimal (number system) · ko 십진법 (number system) · ro sistem zecimal (number system) · pl system dziesiętny (number system) · pl system dziesiątkowy (number system) · oc décimal (number system) · ru десяти́чная систе́ма (number system) · fr système décimal (number system) · ja 十進数 (number system) · fa دهدهی (number system) · ja 十進法 (number system) · cy nodiant degol (number system) · tl sampuan (number system) · fr décimal (number system) · it decimale (number system) · cs desítková soustava (number system) · ml ദശാംശ സമ്പ്രദായം (number system) · da decimal (number system) · id desimal (number system) · nl decimaalstelsel (number system) · ms perpuluhan (number system) · no desimal (number system) · de Dezimalsystem (number system) · tr ondalık sistem (number system) · sv decimalsystem (number system) · ms desimal (number system) · de Zehnersystem (number system) · ka ათობითი სისტემა (number system) · cs dekadická soustava (number system) · bg десети́чна систе́ма (number system) · nl tientallig talstelsel (number system) · el δεκαδικό (number system) · id perpuluhan (number system) · pt decimal (number system) · fi kymmenjärjestelmä (number system) · eo dekuma sistemo (number system) · cmn 十進制 /十进制 (number system) · hi दशाधार (number system)

decimal en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɛs.ɪ.məl/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˈdɛs.ɪ.məl/ (UK)
• /ˈdɛs.ə.məl/ (US)
• /ˈdɛs.məl/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin, Medieval Latin decimalis, from Latin decimus, from decem (“ten”) + adjective suffix -alis.

Meanings

1. To represent with numbers after a decimal point.
   • simplified, substantively interpretable versions of the optimal (but many-decimaled) linear combinations of your original variables 2001, Richard J. Harris, A Primer of Multivariate Statistics, page 54:
   • So naturally, 3/14 – the 14th of March – is celebrated as “Pi Day.” And since 3.14 is the beginning, not the end of Pi – it can be decimaled on out to infinity – and since the next two numbers are 1 and 5 voila! today’s date 3/14/15 is really special. 2015, Brad Knickerbocker, It’s Pi Day! Let’s have some pie., Christian Science Monitor:
   • 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." 1984, Robert William Dent, Proverbial Language in English Drama Exclusive of Shakespeare, 1495-1616: An Index:

Forms

Deriveds

decimal fraction · hexatrigesimal · decimal arithmetic · packed decimal · decimalic · tridecimal · decimalise · decimal candle · pentadecimal · postdecimal · decimalist · repeating decimal · decimal without a zero · dotted decimal · pre-decimal · decimalization · septendecimal · decimal dozen · decimally · tetradecimal · sedecimal · binary decimal · subdecimal · heximal · nondecimal · sexadecimal · negadecimal · decimalite · decimalize · decimaled · decimalism

Relateds

base · vigesimal · duodecimal · transdecimal · sexagesimal · octal · hexadecimal · binary · undecimal