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dec·i·mal

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–adjective

1.	pertaining to tenths or to the number 10.

2.	proceeding by tens: a decimal system.

–noun

3.	decimal fraction.

[Origin: 1600–10; < ML decimālis of tenths, equiv. to L decim(a) tenth (deriv. of decem ten) + -ālis -al¹

]

—Related forms

dec·i·mal·ly, adverb

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dec·i·mal Audio Help (děs'ə-məl) Pronunciation Key
n.

A linear array of digits that represents a real number, every decimal place indicating a multiple of a negative power of 10. For example, the decimal 0.1 = ¹/₁₀ , 0.12 = ¹²/₁₀₀ , 0.003 = ³/₁₀₀₀ . Also called decimal fraction.
A number written using the base 10.

adj.

Expressed or expressible as a decimal.
1. Based on 10.
2. Numbered or ordered by groups of 10.

[Medieval Latin decimālis, of tenths or tithes, from Latin decima, a tenth part or tithe, from decem, ten; see dek in Indo-European roots.]

dec'i·mal·ly adv.

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decimal

1608, from M.L. decimalis "of tithes or tenths," from L. decimus "tenth," from decem "ten." Applied to Arabic notation before modern sense of "decimal fractions" emerged.

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decimal
adjective
1.	numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten; "the decimal system"
noun
1.	a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10 [syn: decimal fraction]
2.	a number in the decimal system

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decimal [ˈdesiməl] adjective

numbered by tens
Example: the decimal system

Arabic:	عُشْري
Chinese (Simplified):	十进制的
Chinese (Traditional):	十進制的
Czech:	desetinný
Danish:	decimal
Dutch:	tiendelig
Estonian:	kümnend-
Finnish:	desimaali-
French:	décimal
German:	Dezimal-…
Greek:	δεκαδικός
Hungarian:	tízes (számrendszer)
Icelandic:	tuga-
Indonesian:	desimal
Italian:	decimale

Japanese:	10進法の
Korean:	십진법의, 소수의
Latvian:	decimāls
Lithuanian:	dešimtainis
Norwegian:	desimal-, titalls-
Polish:	dziesiętny
Portuguese (Brazil):	decimal
Portuguese (Portugal):	decimal
Romanian:	zecimal
Russian:	десятичный
Slovak:	desatinný
Slovenian:	decimalen
Spanish:	decimal
Swedish:	decimal-
Turkish:	onluk, onlu

decimal [ˈdesiməl] noun

a decimal fraction
Example: Convert these fractions to decimals.

Arabic:	عُشْري
Chinese (Simplified):	十进制
Chinese (Traditional):	十進制
Czech:	desetina
Danish:	decimal
Dutch:	decimale breuk
Estonian:	kümnendmurd
Finnish:	desimaaliluku
French:	décimale
German:	die Dezimalzahl
Greek:	δεκαδικός αριθμός
Hungarian:	tizedes (tört)
Icelandic:	tugabrot
Indonesian:	pecahan persepuluhan
Italian:	decimale

Japanese:	小数
Korean:	소수
Latvian:	decimāldaļskaitlis
Lithuanian:	dešimtainė trupmena
Norwegian:	desimal (brøk)
Polish:	liczba diesiętna
Portuguese (Brazil):	decimal
Portuguese (Portugal):	decimal
Romanian:	zecimală
Russian:	десятичная дробь
Slovak:	desatinný
Slovenian:	decimalka
Spanish:	decimal
Swedish:	decimal, decimalbråk
Turkish:	ondalık sayı

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decimal Audio Help (děs'ə-məl) Pronunciation Key

A representation of a real number using the base ten and decimal notation, such as 201.4, 3.89, or 0.0006.
A decimal fraction.

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Decimal

Cir"cu*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ciorculated; P. pr. & vb. n. Circulating.] [L. circulatus, p. p. of circulare, v. t., to surround, make round, circulari, v. i., to gather into a circle. See Circle.]

1. To move in a circle or circuitously; to move round and return to the same point; as, the blood circulates in the body. --Boyle.

2. To pass from place to place, from person to person, or from hand to hand; to be diffused; as, money circulates; a story circulates.

Circulating decimal. See Decimal.

Circulating library, a library whose books are loaned to the public, usually at certain fixed rates.

Circulating medium. See Medium.

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Decimal

Dec"i*mal\, a. [F. d['e]cimal (cf. LL. decimalis), fr. L. decimus tenth, fr. decem ten. See Ten, and cf. Dime.] Of or pertaining to decimals; numbered or proceeding by tens; having a tenfold increase or decrease, each unit being ten times the unit next smaller; as, decimal notation; a decimal coinage.

Decimal arithmetic, the common arithmetic, in which numeration proceeds by tens.

Decimal fraction, a fraction in which the denominator is some power of 10, as 2/10, 25/100, and is usually not expressed, but is signified by a point placed at the left hand of the numerator, as .2, .25.

Decimal point, a dot or full stop at the left of a decimal fraction. The figures at the left of the point represent units or whole numbers, as 1.05.

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