decimal point
Divides whole, fractional
A decimal point is the dot separating the whole-number part of a number from its fractional part: 3.14, 0.005.
In American notation, it sits on the baseline; many other countries use a comma instead.
The term also appears figuratively for precision: accurate to three decimal points.
Digit worth by position
- tenthsTen equal portions
- hundredthsParts per hundred
- thousandthsOne-in-a-thousand portions
- digitSingle numeric character
numeral · division · ratio · fraction · percentage · proportion · mantissa · exponent
Small circular mark
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- full stopTerminal punctuation mark
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
- characterNature, symbol, or role
comma · typographic · formatting · alignment · locale · internationalization · ASCII
US monetary units
- centsDollar subdivisions
- poundsMass measurement units
- penceBritish currency units
- eurosShared continental currency units
price · monetary · money · cost · financial · accounting · ledger · balance
Degree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
granularity · significant figures · tolerance · approximation · error · margin · refinement · specificity
place value
Digit worth by position
- tenthsTen equal portions
- hundredthsParts per hundred
- thousandthsOne-in-a-thousand portions
digit · numeral · division · ratio · fraction · percentage · proportion · mantissa · exponent · scientific notation
dot
Small circular mark
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- full stopTerminal punctuation mark
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
character · comma · typographic · formatting · alignment · locale · internationalization · ASCII
dollars
US monetary units
euros · price · monetary · money · cost · financial · accounting · ledger · balance · invoice
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
resolution · granularity · significant figures · tolerance · approximation · error · margin · refinement · specificity · rounding error
- Calculatorspocket calculator, scientific calculator, graphing calculator, basic calculator, desk calculator
- dotspolka dot, period, speck, freckle, pixel
- arithmeticaddition, subtraction, multiplication, division, sum
- basic mathsubtraction, multiplying, dividing, adding, subtracting
- numbersone, two, four, three, 0
- math termsnumbers, plus or minus, linear growth, square, operand
decade, decimal, percent, point, punctuation, decimate, centennial, decimation, bicentennial