decimals

Cultural

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.

Example Sentences

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Despite leaving school at a young age and initially finding terms like "decimals" and "algebra" intimidating, Mr Elsom is said to have quite a talent for working with figures.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

The leaders of those and other rate stats — expressed with decimals — are now sprinkled with Negro League standouts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024

Eventually she leads us toward more abstract concepts such as the polar coordinate system, a graphical approach to defining a point using distance and angle, as well as irrational numbers and decimals that repeat infinitely.

From Scientific American • Jun. 20, 2023

Notice that we will clear all decimals by multiplying by the LCD of their fraction form.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

She compares her numbers to the computer’s numbers and punches in a bunch of decimals for our commission.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

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