DECIMAL
Dictionary entry overview: What does decimal mean?
• DECIMAL (noun)
The noun DECIMAL has 2 senses:
1. a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
2. a number in the decimal system
Familiarity information: DECIMAL used as a noun is rare.
• DECIMAL (adjective)
The adjective DECIMAL has 2 senses:
1. numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten
2. divided by tens or hundreds
Familiarity information: DECIMAL used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DECIMAL (noun)
Meaning:
A proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
decimal; decimal fraction
Hypernyms ("decimal" is a kind of...):
proper fraction (a fraction with a numerator smaller than the denominator)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "decimal"):
circulating decimal; recurring decimal; repeating decimal (a decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself indefinitely)
Meaning:
A number in the decimal system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("decimal" is a kind of...):
number (a concept of quantity derived from zero and units)
• DECIMAL (adjective)
Meaning:
Numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten
Synonyms:
decimal; denary
Context example:
the decimal system
Similar:
quantitative (expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement)
Meaning:
Divided by tens or hundreds
Context examples:
a decimal fraction / decimal coinage
Similar:
quantitative (expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement)
