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Adjective: decimal  de-si-mul
  1. Numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten
    "the decimal system";
    - denary
Noun: decimal  de-si-mul
  1. A proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
    - decimal fraction
     
  2. A number in the decimal system

Derived forms: decimals

See also: quantitative

Type of: number, proper fraction

Encyclopedia: Decimal