decimal

See also décimal

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdɛsɪml/, SAMPA: /"dEsIml/

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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) 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) German: Dezimalsystem (de), Zehnersystem (de) Greek: δεκαδικό (el) (dekadikó) n. Italian: decimale (it) Japanese: 十進数 (じゅっしんすう, jusshinsū) Norwegian: desimal (no) Portuguese: decimal (pt) Russian: десятичная система f. Swedish: decimalsystem (sv) n.

number expressed in this system

Bulgarian: десетично число (bg) Czech: číslo v desítkové soustavě (cs) Dutch: decimaal (nl) m. Finnish: desimaaliluku (fi) French: nombre décimal German: Dezimalzahl (de) f.

Greek: δεκαδικός (el) (dekadikós) m. Japanese: 十進数 (じゅっしんすう, jusshinsū) Russian: десятичное число n. Scottish Gaelic: deicheamh (gd) m. Swedish: decimaltal (sv) n.

decimal place — see decimal place

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Mandarin: 十进制 (cmn) (shíjìnzhì) 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) Dutch: decimaal, decimale, tientallig, tientallige Esperanto: dekuma (eo) Finnish: desimaalinen (fi) French: décimal m., décimale f., décimaux m plural, décimales f plural

Greek: δεκαδικός (el) (dekadikós) m. Russian: десятичный (ru) 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