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De - Pt| English Dictionary: decimal point | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for decimal point | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Decimal \Dec"i*mal\, 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 The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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decimal point point; {dot}; {ITU-T}, USA: period; {ITU-T}: decimal point. Rare: radix point; UK: full stop; {INTERCAL}: spot. (1995-03-14) | |
