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   decimal

   /ˈdɛsɪml/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or denoting a system of numbers and arithmetic based on the number ten, tenth parts, and powers of ten: "decimal arithmetic"
   • ▪ relating to or denoting a system of currency, weights and measures, or other units in which the smaller units are related to the principal units as powers of ten: "decimal coinage"

   noun

   • 1. a fraction whose denominator is a power of ten and whose numerator is expressed by figures placed to the right of a decimal point: "write these decimals as vulgar fractions"
   • ▪ the system of decimal numerical notation: "the computer converts the initial data from decimal to binary"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from modern Latin decimalis (adjective), from Latin decimus ‘tenth’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. decimally adverb

   Scrabble Points: 12

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