decimal
noun
- numeral system with ten as its base
- unit of area in India and Bangladesh approximately equal to 1/100 acre (40.46 m²)
adjective
- numeral system with ten as its base
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈdɛs.ɪ.məɫ/ / /ˈdɛs.ɪ.məl/ / /ˈdɛs.ə.məl/
adj
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin, Medieval Latin decimalis, from Latin decimus, from decem (“ten”) + adjective suffix -alis.
- Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin, Medieval Latin decimalis, from Latin decimus, from decem (“ten”) + adjective suffix -alis.
- A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system.
“What is ⁷⁄₂₃ as a decimal?”
- The decimal system itself.
- A decimal place.
“Pi has a value of 3.142, to three decimals.”
- A decimal point.
- Alternative spelling of dismil.
verb
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin, Medieval Latin decimalis, from Latin decimus, from decem (“ten”) + adjective suffix -alis.
- To represent with numbers after a decimal point.
“Single- decimaled entries, often originating in Whiting (Wh) or Wilson (OW; see p. 23, fn.3), are from SPL. To save space, examples cited in SPL are normally not repeated (examples therefore begin with "Add:"). Double- decimaled entries, again often based on Wh or OW, are "new."”
“simplified, substantively interpretable versions of the optimal (but many-decimaled) linear combinations of your original variables”