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Multi-word Results
decimal classification |
a system of organizing books in libraries using numbers with decimals. |
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 between the units and the tenths in decimal numbers. It is used when writing money amounts to separate dollars and cents. |
decimal system |
a numbering or measuring system based on the number ten. [2 definitions] |
repeating decimal |
a decimal in which one or more digits is repeated indefinitely; circulating decimal. |
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