decimal place

English

Noun

decimal place (plural decimal places)

1. (arithmetic) the position of a digit to the right of the decimal point in a decimal number.

   The answer is 1.245, to three decimal places

Usage notes

• See decimal point

Synonyms

• decimal (informal)
• place of decimals

Translations

position of digit to the right of the decimal point

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 小數位／小数位 (xiǎoshùwèi), 小数位 (xiǎoshù wèi)

• Czech: desetinné místo n
• Finnish: desimaali (fi)
• French: décimale (fr) f
• German: Dezimalstelle f, Nachkommastelle (de) f
• Hindi: दशमलव (hi) m (daśamlav)
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• Japanese: 小数位 (しょうすい, shōsui)
• Malay: tempat perpuluhan
• Portuguese: casa decimal f
• Romanian: zecimală (ro) f
• Russian: десяти́чный разря́д m (desjatíčnyj razrjád)
• Scottish Gaelic: deicheamh m, ionad deicheach m
• Tagalog: sampuan