"decimal place" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: decimal places [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} decimal place (plural decimal places)
  1. (arithmetic) the position of a digit to the right of the decimal point in a decimal number. Wikipedia link: decimal place Categories (topical): Arithmetic Synonyms: decimal [informal], place of decimals Translations (position of digit to the right of the decimal point): 小數位 (Chinese Mandarin), 小数位 (xiǎoshù wèi) (Chinese Mandarin), desetinné místo [neuter] (Czech), desimaali (Finnish), décimale [feminine] (French), Dezimalstelle [feminine] (German), Nachkommastelle [feminine] (German), दशमलव (daśamlav) [masculine] (Hindi), aukastafur [masculine] (Icelandic), 小数位 (shōsui) (alt: しょうすい) (Japanese), tempat perpuluhan (Malay), cyfra rozwinięcia dziesiętnego [feminine] (Polish), casa decimal [feminine] (Portuguese), zecimală [feminine] (Romanian), десяти́чный разря́д (desjatíčnyj razrjád) [masculine] (Russian), deicheamh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), ionad deicheach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), sampuan (Tagalog), lle degol [masculine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "position of digit to the right of the decimal point",
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