tenths-place

tenth

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Definitions of tenths-place word

adjective tenths-place next after ninth; being the ordinal number for ten. 1
adjective tenths-place being one of ten equal parts. 1
noun tenths-place one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10). 1
noun tenths-place the member of a series preceding the eleventh and following the ninth. 1
noun tenths-place Music. a tone distant from another tone by an interval of an octave and a third. the interval between such tones. the harmonic combination of such tones. 1
noun tenths-place Also called tenth's place. (in decimal notation) the position of the first digit to the right of the decimal point. 1

before 1150

One of the 7% oldest English words

before 1150; Middle English tenthe, Old English. See ten, -th2, tithe

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".