ADJECTIVE | all | decimal, denary | numbered or proceeding by tens |
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NOUN | quantity | decimal, decimal fraction | a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10 |
quantity | decimal | a number in the decimal system |
Sounds | deh'sahmahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | Numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten. | |
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Example | "the decimal system" | |
Synonym | denary | |
Broader | quantitative | expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement |
Spanish | decimal | |
Catalan | decimal |
Meaning | A proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10. | |
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Synonym | decimal fraction | |
Narrower | circulating decimal, recurring decimal, repeating decimal | A decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself indefinitely |
Broader | proper fraction | A fraction with a numerator smaller than the denominator |
Spanish | decimal | |
Catalan | decimal | |
Verbs | decimalize, decimalise | change from fractions to decimals |
Meaning | A number in the decimal system. | |
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Broader | number | A concept of quantity involving zero and units |
Spanish | decimal, número decimal | |
Catalan | decimal, número decimal | |
Verbs | decimalize, decimalise | change to the decimal system |
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