"decimal number" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: decimal numbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} decimal number (plural decimal numbers)
  1. (mathematics) A number expressed in the decimal system (base ten), (particularly) fractional numbers so represented. Categories (topical): Mathematics, Numbers Synonyms: decimal, denary, base-ten number Related terms: fraction Translations (number expressed in the decimal system): десети́чно число́ (desetíčno čisló) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 十進制數 (Chinese Mandarin), 十进制数 (shíjìnzhì shù) (Chinese Mandarin), číslo v desítkové soustavě (Czech), decimaltal [neuter] (Danish), decimaal [masculine] (Dutch), desimaaliluku (Finnish), nombre décimal [masculine] (French), Dezimalzahl [feminine] (German), δεκαδικός (dekadikós) [masculine] (Greek), दशमलव (daśamlav) [masculine] (Hindi), deachúil [feminine] (Irish), 十進数 (jisshinsū) (alt: じっしんすう) (Japanese), ទសភាគ (tŭəh phiək) (Khmer), 십진수 (sipjinsu) (Korean), 소수 (sosu) (Korean), desimaltall [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), desimaltal [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), decimal [masculine] (Portuguese), număr zecimal [neuter] (Romanian), десяти́чное число́ (desjatíčnoje čisló) [neuter] (Russian), deicheamh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), децимални број [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), decimalni broj [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), decimaltal [neuter] (Swedish), degol [masculine] (Welsh), degolyn [masculine] (Welsh)

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