decimal number

The item circled is a decimal number.

noun

The definition of a decimal number is another way of representing a fraction by showing the part of the whole by placing it on the right side of a period.

An example of a decimal number is the number 1.33. The numbers ".33" are the parts of a whole and are the approximate equivalent of the fraction 1/3.

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decimal-number

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(plural decimal numbers)

(mathematics) A number represented by the decimal digits 0 to 9 and possibly a decimal point.
Thirteen and a quarter is 13.25 as a decimal number.

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decimal number - Computer Definition

A number expressed in the base 10 numbering system. See decimal.

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