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decimal point

dec·i·mal point
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [des-uh-muh l, des-muh l point]
    • /ˈdɛs ə məl, ˈdɛs məl pɔɪnt/
    • /ˈdes.ɪ.məl pɔɪnt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [des-uh-muh l, des-muh l point]
    • /ˈdɛs ə məl, ˈdɛs məl pɔɪnt/

Definitions of decimal point words

  • countable noun decimal point A decimal point is the dot in front of a decimal fraction. 3
  • noun decimal point a full stop or a raised full stop placed between the integral and fractional parts of a number in the decimal system 3
  • noun decimal point a fraction whose denominator is some power of 10, usually indicated by a dot (decimal point or point) written before the numerator: as 0.4 = 4/10; 0.126 = 126/1000. 1
  • noun decimal point dot in decimal figure 1
  • noun Technical meaning of decimal point (character)   "." ASCII character 46. Common names are: point; dot; ITU-T, USA: period; ITU-T: decimal point. Rare: radix point; UK: full stop; INTERCAL: spot. 1
  • noun decimal point (arithmetic) A point (.) used to separate the fractional part of a decimal from the whole part. 0
See all 8 definitions of decimal point

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Origin of decimal point

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Decimal point

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Decimal point

decimal point popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

decimal point usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for decimal point

noun decimal point

  • dot — a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy.
  • period — a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics: a period of illness; a period of great profitability for a company; a period of social unrest in Germany.
  • point — a fraction whose denominator is some power of 10, usually indicated by a dot (decimal point or point) written before the numerator: as 0.4 = 4/10; 0.126 = 126/1000.
All 3 Synonyms of decimal point

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