decimal

Meanings

Noun

• A number expressed in the base-ten system, a fractional numeral written in this system.
• The decimal system itself.
• A decimal place.
• A decimal point.

Adjective

• Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.

Verb

• To represent with numbers after a decimal point.

Related

Similar words

• See decimal number
• See decimal system
• See decimal place
• base-ten, denary

Opposite words

• See fraction

Narrower meaning words

• binary-coded decimal

Origin

• Borrowed from Late Latin, Medieval Latin decimalis, from Latin decimus, from decem + adjective suffix -alis.