l, des-muh
l]
| 1. | pertaining to tenths or to the number 10. |
| 2. | proceeding by tens: a decimal system. |
| 3. | decimal fraction. |
Fractional numbers (see fraction) expressed as whole numbers of tenths, hundredths, thousandths, and so on. One-half, for example, is 0.5 in decimal terms.
decimal (děs'ə-məl) Pronunciation Key
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