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| decimal |
a number written in the base ten system; a number having a decimal point. [1/5 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.) |
| 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. |
| ones place |
in mathematics, the place one to the left of the decimal point of a number. |
| tens place |
the place two to the left of the decimal point in a number. |
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