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English Dictionary: decimal	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
decimal adj numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten; "the decimal system" Synonym(s): decimal, denary n a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10 [syn: decimal fraction, decimal] a number in the decimal system
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decimal \Dec"imal\, a. [F. d[82]cimal (cf. LL. decimalis), fr. L. decimus tenth, fr. decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Dime}.] Of or pertaining to decimals; numbered or proceeding by tens; having a tenfold increase or decrease, each unit being ten times the unit next smaller; as, decimal* notation; a decimal coinage. {Decimal arithmetic}, the common arithmetic, in which numeration proceeds by tens. {Decimal fraction}, a fraction in which the denominator is some power of 10, as [frac2x10], [fract25x100], and is usually not expressed, but is signified by a point placed at the left hand of the numerator, as .2, .25. {Decimal point}, a dot or full stop at the left of a decimal fraction. The figures at the left of the point represent units or whole numbers, as 1.05.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decimal \Dec"imal\, n. A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal* fraction. {Circulating}, [or] {Circulatory}, {decimal}, a decimal fraction in which the same figure, or set of figures, is constantly repeated; as, 0.354354354; -- called also {recurring decimal}, {repeating decimal}, and {repetend}.