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decimal
 
SYLLABICATION:dec·i·mal
PRONUNCIATION:  ds-ml
NOUN:1. A linear array of digits that represents a real number, every decimal place indicating a multiple of a negative power of 10. For example, the decimal 0.1 = 1/10, 0.12 = 12/100, 0.003 = 3/1000. Also called decimal fraction. 2. A number written using the base 10.
ADJECTIVE:1. Expressed or expressible as a decimal. 2a. Based on 10. b. Numbered or ordered by groups of 10.
ETYMOLOGY:Medieval Latin decimlis, of tenths or tithes, from Latin decima, a tenth part or tithe, from decem, ten. See dek in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:deci·mal·ly —ADVERB
 
 
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