decimal - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'decimal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . 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.

2 . Decimal

[ n.]

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

Meaning of 'decimal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . decimal

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten

Example in sentence:

the decimal system

Nearby Words:

deca- decacerata decachord decachordon decad decadal decade decadence decadency decadent

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Decimal reduction time
Decimal reduction time is the amount of time at a particular temperature sufficient to reduce a viable microbial population by 90 percent.
Hexadecimal
A mathematical notation for representing numbers in base 16. The numbers 10 through 15 are expressed as A through F: 10h or 0 ¥ 10

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