decimal
noun /ˈdesɪml/
/ˈdesɪml/
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(also decimal fraction)
[countable] a fraction (= a number less than one) that is shown as a point followed by the number of tenths, hundredths, etc.- The decimal 0.61 stands for 61 hundredths.
see also recurring decimal, repeating decimal compare vulgar fractionTopics Maths and measurementc1 - [uncountable] the system of numbers that counts in tens or tenths
- The computer converts the data from decimal to binary.
compare binary, hexadecimal Word Originearly 17th cent.: from modern Latin decimalis (adjective), from Latin decimus ‘tenth’.