decimal

CEFRB1

/ˈdɛs.ɪ.məɫ/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Using a number system based on ten.

  2. 02

    noun

    A number written with a point separating whole and fractional parts.

Examples

  • Anna knows the first thousand decimal places of π by heart.

  • In 1971 the United Kingdom changed its currency to the decimal system.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˈdɛs.ɪ.məl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system.

  2. The decimal system itself.

  3. Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.

More examples

In context

  • Pi has a value of 3.142, to three decimals.

  • What is ⁷⁄₂₃ as a decimal?

  • simplified, substantively interpretable versions of the optimal (but many-decimaled) linear combinations of your original variables

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Origin

adjective

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