Decimal definition
3.432 is an example of a number described as a decimal number.
An example of a decimal is 2.5 which is two and five tenths.
Pi has a value of 3.141, to three decimals.
Other Word Forms
Noun
Origin of decimal
- Medieval Latin decimālis of tenths or tithes from Latin decima a tenth part or tithe from decem ten dekm̥ in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Medieval Latin decimalis, from Latin decimus, from decem, ten + adjective suffix -alis
From Wiktionary