decimals

1. 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

You may choose to add some decimals until you get to exact zero, or you can go with 14 percent.

From Encyclopedia.com

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

LSU’s stadium radar gun is connected to its Trackman technology, meaning players, coaches and fans see the mph for each pitch with two decimals.

From Washington Post

During a math lesson on dividing decimals at Hawthorne Elementary School, 11-year-old Imran Ali said the material didn’t click for him until his fifth grade teacher taught it using felt blocks.

From Seattle Times

To ward off police from shooting his windows open, Roseberry mentioned the supposed acoustic mechanism; confusing numeric digits for the measurement unit of sound, he repeatedly mentioned “decimals” instead of decibels.

From Washington Times