decimal

See also: décimal

Contents

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from Late Latin, Medieval Latin decimalis, from Latin decimus, from decem (“ten”) + adjective suffix -alis.

PronunciationEdit

• (UK) IPA^(key): [ˈdɛsɪməɫ]
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛsɪməl/

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NounEdit

decimal (countable and uncountable, plural decimals)

1. (countable) A number expressed in the base-10 system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system.

   What is 7/23 as a decimal?

2. (informal, uncountable) The decimal system itself.
3. (informal) A decimal place.

   Pi has a value of 3.141, to three decimals.

4. (informal) A decimal point.

SynonymsEdit

• (number): See decimal number
• (system): See decimal system
• (place): See decimal place

AntonymsEdit

• (fractional number): See fraction

Related termsEdit

• decim
• decimate

TranslationsEdit

number system

• Bulgarian: десетична система f (desetíčna sistéma)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 十進制 (zh), 十进制 (zh) (shíjìnzhì)

• Czech: desítková soustava f, dekadická soustava f
• Danish: decimal
• Dutch: decimaalstelsel n, tientallig talstelsel n
• Esperanto: dekuma sistemo
• Finnish: kymmenjärjestelmä (fi)
• French: décimal (fr) m, système décimal (fr) m
• German: Dezimalsystem (de) n, Zehnersystem (de) n
• Greek: δεκαδικό (el) n (dekadikó)

• Indonesian: desimal (id), perpuluhan (id)
• Italian: decimale (it)
• Japanese: 十進数 (じゅっしんすう, jusshinsū)
• Malay: perpuluhan, desimal
• Norwegian: desimal (no)
• Persian: دهدهی‎ (fa) (dahdahi)
• Portuguese: decimal (pt)
• Romanian: sistem zecimal (ro) n
• Russian: десяти́чная систе́ма f (desjatíčnaja sistéma)
• Swedish: decimalsystem (sv) n
• Tagalog: sampuan

number expressed in this system — see decimal number

decimal place — see decimal place

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Translations to be checked

• Galician: ^{(please verify)} deachúil

• Latin: ^{(please verify)} decimalis

AdjectiveEdit

decimal (not comparable)

1. (arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.

SynonymsEdit

• base-10, denary (rare)

TranslationsEdit

concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal

• Bulgarian: десетичен (desetíčen)
• Czech: desítkový
• Dutch: decimaal (nl), decimale (nl), tientallig (nl), tientallige (nl)
• Esperanto: dekuma
• Finnish: desimaalinen (fi)
• French: décimal (fr)
• German: dezimal (de)
• Greek: δεκαδικός (el) (dekadikós)
• Ido: decimala (io)

• Portuguese: decimal (pt)
• Romanian: zecimal (ro)
• Russian: десяти́чный (ru) (desjatíčnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: deicheach
• Swahili: -a miongo
• Swedish: decimal (sv)
• Tagalog: sampuin

See alsoEdit

• base
• binary
• hexadecimal
• octal

AnagramsEdit

• camelid, claimed, declaim, medical

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PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from Late Latin decimalis, from Latin decimus.

AdjectiveEdit

decimal m, f (plural decimais, comparable)

1. (arithmetic, computing) decimal (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)

NounEdit

decimal m (plural decimais)

1. (countable) decimal (number expressed in the decimal system)

Related termsEdit

• decimo

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SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from Late Latin decimalis, from Latin decimus.

AdjectiveEdit

decimal (plural decimales)

1. decimal

Related termsEdit

• decimo

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SwedishEdit

AdjectiveEdit

decimal

1. decimal (using ten digits 0-9)

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of decimal
Indefinite/attributive	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	decimal	—	—
Neuter singular	decimalt	—	—
Plural	decimala	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	decimale	—	—
All	decimala	—	—
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role.

Related termsEdit

• decimalbråk
• decimalkomma
• decimalsystem

See alsoEdit

• binär
• oktal
• hexadecimal

NounEdit

decimal c

1. a decimal place (digits expressing decimal fractions)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of decimal
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	decimal	decimalen	decimaler	decimalerna
Genitive	decimals	decimalens	decimalers	decimalernas