Definition of decimal Decimal

/dɛˈsʌmʌl/ - [desumul] - dec•i•mal

We found 15 definitions of decimal from 7 different sources.

What does decimal mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: decimals
decimal - a number in the decimal system
		number an item of merchandise offered for sale; "she preferred the black nylon number"; "this sweater is an all-wool number"
decimal - a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
		decimal fraction
		proper fraction a fraction with a numerator smaller than the denominator
Adjective
decimal - numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten; "the decimal system"
		denary

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Wiktionary

decimal (Noun)
The number system that uses the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
decimal (Noun)
A number expressed in this system.
decimal (Noun)
A decimal place .
decimal (Noun)
A numeral written as a concatenation of successive negative powers of the base.
decimal (Noun)
A decimal point .
decimal (Adjective)
Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

decimal (a.)
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 (n.)
A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

decimal
A number in the decimal system.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

decimal
des′i-mal, adj. numbered or proceeding by tens.—n. a fraction having ten or some power of ten for its denominator.—v.t. Dec′imalise, to reduce to the decimal system.—ns. Dec′imalism; Dec′imalist.—adv. Dec′imally.—Decimal notation, a system of writing numbers based on ten and powers of ten, like our ordinary system; Decimal system, a system whose units are tens and powers of tens, esp. in the French metric system of weights and measures. [Fr.,—Low L. decimalis—decem, ten.]

Wikipedia

The decimal (base ten or occasionally denary) numeral system has ten as its base. It is the most widely used numeral system, perhaps because humans have four fingers and a thumb on each hand, giving a total of ten digits over both hands.

Decimal notation.

Decimal notation is the writing of numbers in the base-ten numeral system, which uses various symbols (called digits) for no more than ten distinct values (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9) to represent any numbers, no matter how large. These digits are often used with a decimal separator which indicates the start of a fractional part, and with one of the sign symbols + (positive) or − (negative) in front of the numerals to indicate sign.

There are only two truly positional decimal systems in ancient civilization, the Chinese counting rods system and Hindu-Arabic numeric system, both required no more

than ten symbols. Other numeric systems require more symbols.

Other rational numbers.

Any rational number which cannot be expressed as a decimal fraction has a unique infinite decimal expansion ending with recurring decimals.

History.

There follows a chronological list of recorded decimal writers.

Natural languages.

A straightforward decimal system, in which 11 is expressed as "ten-one" and 23 as "two-ten-three", is found in Chinese languages except Wu, and in Vietnamese with a few irregularities. Japanese, Korean, and Thai have imported the Chinese decimal system. Many other languages with a decimal system have special words for