Decimal Meaning
/ˈdɛs.ɪ.məɫ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjConcerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.
nounA number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system.
Sentence Examples
In 1971 the United Kingdom changed its currency to the decimal system.
Anna knows the first thousand decimal places of π by heart.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Convert the fraction three-fourths into a ____ number like 0.75.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In 1971 the United Kingdom changed its currency to the ____ system.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Late Latin, Medieval Latin decimalis, from Latin decimus, from decem (“ten”) + adjective suffix -alis.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Convert the fraction three-fourths into a ____ number like 0.75.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In 1971 the United Kingdom changed its currency to the ____ system.