decimal

noun

Definition of decimalnext
as in fraction

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Recent Examples of decimal Again, multiply the resulting decimal by 100. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 June 2026 The problem is that these things, even at the second decimal, accumulate over half a century. — Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026 The young girl is reading at a 12th-grade level and mastering math concepts such as fractions, decimals and even exponents. — Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026 Sometimes things immediately sparked my interest just by scanning Dewey’s decimals or walking down the aisles. — Nina West september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for decimal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decimal
  1. fraction
  2. digit
  3. integer
  4. number
  5. numeric
Noun
  • Combining vaccines is still only giving them only a fraction the number of things they are already being exposed to.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • With just a fraction of its inspectors — 20 in 2024 — dedicated to foreign providers, the agency often pulls from domestic inspector ranks.
    — Julia Ingram, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of fraction
Noun
  • Trucks can face triple-digit temperatures, dust storms, sudden flooding and high crosswinds.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • It’s been a warm summer in the Metroplex, with the region recording its first triple digit day on July 7.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of digit
Noun
  • Nvidia’s internal testing claims a slight performance edge over AMD’s current server chips in integer workloads.
    — Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Python, for example, is a popular programming language that is famously smooth at handling integers of any size.
    — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 13 July 2026
Definition of integer
Noun
  • While daytime staffing at its Sharp Mesa Vista behavioral health hospital already meets requirements, overnight shifts have been managed based on the number of patients in beds and on the severity of their illnesses.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Quansah went with Jurgen Klopp’s squad to a training camp in Germany and then joined the travelling party to Singapore, mainly to make up the numbers in training and for the two friendlies played on the trip.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of number
Noun
  • From intuition To numerics Turning dread into numbers is possible.
    — Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
  • The diminished Northeast population appears to be driven by New York, which ranks first in both numeric and per capita population decline.
    — Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Dec. 2022
Definition of numeric

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