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algorism	the system of numbering and calculating in Arabic numerals and decimals; decimal system.
decimal	a decimal fraction. [2/5 definitions]
decimal fraction	a fraction whose denominator is some power of ten, indicated by a decimal point before the numerator, such as .7, equaling seven tenths, or .015, equaling fifteen thousandths. (Cf. common fraction.)
decimal point	a period placed before the numerator in a decimal fraction.
decimal system	decimal classification. [1/2 definitions]
dot	a decimal point or a multiplication sign. [1/10 definitions]
hundreds place	in mathematics, the place three to the left of the decimal point of a number.
mantissa	the decimal portion of a common logarithm.
ones place	in mathematics, the place one to the left of the decimal point of a number.
repeating decimal	a decimal in which one or more digits is repeated indefinitely; circulating decimal.
tens place	the place two to the left of the decimal point in a number.

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