Decimal has 3 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
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| 1. | In 1971 the United Kingdom changed its currency to the decimal system. | |
| 2. | Anna knows the first thousand decimal places of π by heart. | |
| 3. | Anna knows by heart the first thousand decimal places of π. | |
| 4. | Jews used Hebrew letters as numerals, and unlike the decimal system, the position of the numeral in the number is irrelevant. Thus one may conclude as many superstitious conclusions as he desires. | |
| 5. | The German scientist Erich von Wolff, who measured the rate of iron (Fe) in various vegetables, had a mistake in adding the decimal point when copying the data from his notebook. | |
| 6. | The decimal point in this number is in the wrong place. | |
| 7. | The number 0.75 is a decimal number. | |
| 8. | The mathematical constant Pi to 5 decimal places is "3.14159." | |
| 9. | In English, we use a decimal point instead of a comma. | |
| 10. | The negative powers of the number ten are decimal fractions of ten. |