decimals
Numbers with points
Decimals is the plural of decimal, a number expressed in the base-ten system using a point to separate whole numbers from fractional parts: The answer came out to three decimals.
In everyday speech, decimals often refers specifically to the digits after the decimal point: Round to two decimals, The price is $19.99—just ignore the decimals.
Single-place numerals
- tenthsTen equal portions
- hundredthsParts per hundred
- thousandthsOne-in-a-thousand portions
- repeatingOccurring more than once
terminating · truncating · separator · comma · period · mantissa · radix
Number being divided
- denominatorFraction's bottom number
- equivalentSame in value or function
- conversionAct of changing states
- ratioComparative numerical relation
percentage · proportion · improper · simplifying · recurring · repeating · finite · infinite
Joining quantities mathematically
- subtractionRemoving quantities mathematically
- multiplicationProduct-finding operation
- divisionSplitting into parts
- roundingAdjusting to simpler values
converting · comparing · ordering · regrouping · carrying · borrowing · aligning · estimation
Accuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- millimetersMetric units, thousandths of meters
centimeters · liters · grams · kilograms · calipers · micrometer · vernier · gauge
Dollar subdivisions
- penceBritish currency units
- dollarsUS monetary units
- eurosShared continental currency units
- poundsMass measurement units
prices · transactions · rounding · inflation · accounting · ledger · spreadsheet · invoices
Decimal number representation
- binaryConsisting of two parts
- IEEEEngineering standards organization
- truncationCutting something shorter
- parsingGrammatical structure extraction
formatting · storage · representation · overflow · underflow
digits
Single-place numerals
- tenthsTen equal portions
- hundredthsParts per hundred
- thousandthsOne-in-a-thousand portions
repeating · terminating · truncating · separator · comma · period · mantissa · radix
numerator
Number being divided
- denominatorFraction's bottom number
- equivalentSame in value or function
- conversionAct of changing states
ratio · percentage · proportion · improper · simplifying · recurring · repeating · finite · infinite · rational
addition
Joining quantities mathematically
- subtractionRemoving quantities mathematically
- multiplicationProduct-finding operation
- divisionSplitting into parts
rounding · converting · comparing · ordering · regrouping · carrying · borrowing · aligning · estimation · approximation
precision
Accuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
millimeters · centimeters · liters · grams · kilograms · calipers · micrometer · vernier · gauge · scale
cents
Dollar subdivisions
pounds · prices · transactions · rounding · inflation · accounting · ledger · spreadsheet · invoices · pricing
floating-point
Decimal number representation
- binaryConsisting of two parts
- IEEEEngineering standards organization
- truncationCutting something shorter
parsing · formatting · storage · representation · overflow · underflow
- basic mathsubtraction, multiplying, dividing, adding, subtracting
- mathaddition, subtraction, multiplication, division, algebra
- math skillsarithmetic, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
- math basicsaddition, subtraction, multiplication, numbers, fractions
- math practiceaddition, subtraction, multiplication, long division, fractions
- numeracyarithmetic, counting, fractions, percentages, ratios
decimalswhole numbers
Numbers without fractions
integers · natural numbers · counting numbers · round numbers
decimalsfractions
Parts expressed numerically
ratios · percentages · common fractions · binary numbers · hexadecimals
- decimal pointFractional value separator
- decimal placesPositions after decimal point
- Dewey Decimal SystemLibrary cataloging by numbers
- decimal systemPositional notation using ten
- decimal numbersNumbers with fractional parts
- repeating decimalDecimal with endlessly cycling digits
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