decimal fraction

decimal | American Dictionary

decimal
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/ˈdes·ə·məl/
of a system of counting or money based on the number ten
decimal
noun[ C ]
us/ˈdes·ə·məl/
a number expressed using a system of counting based on the number ten:
Three-fifths expressed as a decimal is 0.6.

decimal | Business English

decimal
adjective
uk /ˈdesɪməl/us
relating to a system of counting based on the number ten:
Rises in adjusted prices are expressed to three decimal places, as in 0.246%
decimal
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈdesɪməl/us(also specializeddecimal fraction)
a number shown using the system that is based on the number 10:
The score is written as a decimal, such as 1.5.

Examples of decimal

decimal
The first tree has 9 subtrees, since decimals begin with a nonzero digit.
Because many of the original scores can be interpreted as percentages, all are given with two decimals (but note the possibility of spurious accuracy).
The number of worms is the mean value (decimals values rounded off) from three infected ducklings.
Subjects were told that they could use any range of positive numbers for their judgments, including decimals.
There are too many decimals.
The construction of decimals normal in the scale ten.
From table 3, it is seen that a partition radius of (b-a) sufficient for 3 significant decimals of accuracy, and this value is used in all later computations.
Having been adjusted for the covariables, the differences were reduced to 1.5 points in vocabulary, .5 points in structure 2, a few decimals in structure 3, and 1 point in comprehension.
Assuming that obstetricians would not be expected to answer in fractions or decimals, it assumes a baseline of around 45 requests a year, allowing for holidays.
To have three places of decimals instead of two, you would need much larger and more expensive calculating machines.
From the
Hansard archive