aukastafur
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom auka- (“extra, additional”) + stafur (“character, letter”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editaukastafur m (genitive singular aukastafs, nominative plural aukastafir)
- (mathematics) a numeral appearing in the fractional part of a number written in positional notation (i.e. after the radix point), e.g. a numeral in some decimal place in a decimal number
Usage notes
editThis word refers to the numerals themselves rather than their positions, so its meaning is not quite the same as that of English decimal place or place; however, it is often used in similar contexts, such as when counting decimal places, e.g. námunda að þremur aukastöfum (“to round to three decimal places”).
Declension
editdeclension of aukastafur
m-s2 | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | aukastafur | aukastafurinn | aukastafir | aukastafirnir |
accusative | aukastaf | aukastafinn | aukastafi | aukastafina |
dative | aukastaf | aukastafnum | aukastöfum | aukastöfunum |
genitive | aukastafs | aukastafsins | aukastafa | aukastafanna |