"decimal number" meaning in English

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Noun

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)
    Sense id: en-decimal_number-en-noun-UlnOO2c9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with redundant script codes Topics: mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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          "text": "13+¹⁄₄ is 13.25 as a decimal number."
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          "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Dezimalzahl"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "dekadikós",
          "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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          "code": "ga",
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          "roman": "jisshinsū",
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          "word": "十進数"
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          "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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          "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
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          "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
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          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
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          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
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      "roman": "desetíčno čisló",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "десети́чно число́"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "word": "十進制數"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shíjìnzhì shù",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "word": "十进制数"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "word": "číslo v desítkové soustavě"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "decimaal"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "word": "desimaaliluku"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nombre décimal"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Dezimalzahl"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "dekadikós",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "δεκαδικός"
    },
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "daśamlav",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "दशमलव"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "deachúil"
    },
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      "alt": "じっしんすう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jisshinsū",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "word": "十進数"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "tŭəh phiək",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "word": "ទសភាគ"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sipjinsu",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "word": "십진수"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sosu",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "word": "소수"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "desimaltall"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "desimaltal"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "decimal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "număr zecimal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "desjatíčnoje čisló",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "десяти́чное число́"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "deicheamh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "децимални број"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
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      ],
      "word": "decimalni broj"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "degol"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "number expressed in the decimal system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "degolyn"
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  "word": "decimal number"
}

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