decimal

See also décimal

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Medieval Latin decimalis, from Latin decimus, from decem, ten + adjective suffix -alis

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: [ˈdɛsɪməɫ]
• (US) IPA: /ˈdɛsɪməl/, X-SAMPA: /"dEsIml/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Wikipedia decimal (countable and uncountable; plural decimals)

1. (arithmetic, computing, uncountable) The number system that uses the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
2. (countable) A number expressed in this system.
3. (informal) A decimal place.
4. (informal) A numeral written as a concatenation of successive negative powers of the base.
5. (informal) A decimal point.

Synonyms

• (system): base 10, decimal system
• (number): decimal number
• (decimal place): decimal place, place of decimals

Translations

number system

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

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

• Czech: desítková soustava (cs) f, dekadická soustava (cs) f
• Danish: decimal (da)
• 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) (dekadikó) n 
• Italian: decimale (it)
• Japanese: 十進数 (ja) (じゅっしんすう, jusshinsū)
• Norwegian: desimal (no)
• Persian: دهدهی (fa) (dahdahi)
• Portuguese: decimal (pt)
• Russian: десятичная система (ru) (desjatíčnaja sistéma) f 
• Swedish: decimalsystem (sv) n

number expressed in this system (decimal number)

• Bulgarian: десетично число (bg) (desetíčno čisló) n 
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 十進制數 (cmn), 十进制数 (cmn) (shíjìnzhì shù)

• Czech: číslo v desítkové soustavě (cs)
• Dutch: decimaal (nl) m
• Finnish: desimaaliluku (fi)
• French: nombre décimal (fr) m
• German: Dezimalzahl (de) f

• Greek: δεκαδικός (el) (dekadikós) m 
• Japanese: 十進数 (ja) (じゅっしんすう, jusshinsū)
• Russian: десятичное число (ru) (desjatíčnoje čisló) n 
• Scottish Gaelic: deicheamh (gd) m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: децимални број (sh) m

  Roman: decimalni broj (sh) m

• Swedish: decimaltal (sv) n

decimal place — see decimal place

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• Galician: deachúil
• Latin: decimalis

Adjective

decimal (not comparable)

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

Synonyms

• base-10, denary (rare)

Translations

concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal

• Bulgarian: десетичен (bg) (desetíčen) 
• Dutch: decimaal, decimale, tientallig, tientallige
• Esperanto: dekuma (eo)
• Finnish: desimaalinen (fi)
• French: décimal (fr)

• German: dezimal (de)
• Greek: δεκαδικός (el) (dekadikós) m 
• Russian: десятичный (ru) (desjatíčnyj) 
• Scottish Gaelic: deicheach (gd)
• Swedish: decimal (sv)

See also

• base
• binary
• hexadecimal
• octal

Anagrams

• camelid
• claimed
• declaim
• medical

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Swedish

Adjective

decimal

1. decimal (using ten digits 0-9)

Declension

Declension of decimal

Inflections of decimal
Indefinite singular	Common	decimal
	Neuter	decimalt
Definite singular	Masc.	decimale
	All	decimala
Plural		decimala

Related terms

• decimalbråk
• decimalkomma
• decimalsystem

See also

• binär
• oktal
• hexadecimal

Noun

decimal c

1. a decimal place (digits expressing decimal fractions)

Declension

Declension of decimal

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	decimal	decimalen	decimaler	decimalerna
genitive	decimals	decimalens	decimalers	decimalernas