tenths

One over ten

Tenths is the plural of tenth—the ordinal position after ninth, or one of ten equal parts.

In decimal notation, the tenths place is immediately right of the decimal point: in 3.7, the 7 represents seven tenths.

The survey was accurate to within a few tenths of a percent.

fraction

numerator

Number being divided

ninths · eighths · sevenths · sixths · fifths · fourths · thirds · halves · twelfths · equivalent

measurement

millimeter

Thousandth of a meter

ruler · caliper · precision · tolerance · subdivision · marking · interval · calibration · gauge · vernier

tithe

tithe

Tenth for clergy

donation · biblical · religious · firstfruits · giving · obligation · income · harvest · ecclesiastical · temple

decimal

rounding

Adjusting to simpler values

truncation · approximation · repeating · terminating · numeral · floating-point

Categories
Opposites
fractional granularity

tenthshalves

Equal portions of whole

wholes · quarters · thirds · fifths · hundredths

wholeness vs. division

tenthswholes

Complete unified amounts

entireties · totalities · undivided · integers · unities

Phrases
Family

tenth

Familiarity
Top 50,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G