Talk:to n decimal places

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to n decimal places

One of those "placeholder" entry titles, where n stands for a variable. Adequately covered by the definition and usage example at decimal place, I would think. Equinox ◑ 15:41, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

Delete. Mglovesfun (talk) 17:04, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

Delete. --WikiTiki89 19:21, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

Nitpick, not really relevant. Surely not only real numbers can have decimal places as stated. What about 1.1i? Mglovesfun (talk) 21:45, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

If this expression could be shown to be used outside the context of numbers or figuratively in a numerical context to mean something like "with as much precision as may be demanded" or "to a spurious level of precision", it would certainly be metaphorical which puts it well on the way to being idiomatic. Move to RfV (attestation unlikely, IMO). DCDuring TALK 12:15, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

How would you write 1.1i to any number of decimal places, since you can't get rid of the i part? Equinox ◑ 12:10, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

Is this question for me? If so, I don't understand. Mglovesfun (talk) 23:25, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

1.1i is really 1.1 multiplied by i. The decimal places only have anything to do with the "1.1" part, which is a real number. --WikiTiki89 23:31, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

Delete per nom, or redirect to [[decimal places]].​—msh210℠ (talk) 22:11, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

Deleted.​—msh210℠ (talk) 06:23, 12 December 2013 (UTC)