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| dec·i·mal [ déssəm'l ] |
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counted in groups of 10: relating to the number ten as a base and counted or ordered in units of ten
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noun (plural dec·i·mals) |
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number in decimal system: a number expressed in a counting system that uses units of 10, especially a decimal fraction
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| [Early 17th century. < modern Latin decimalis< Latin decimus "tenth" < decem "ten"] |
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 dec·i·mal·ly adverb |
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