Decimal

a.	1.	Of or pertaining to decimals; numbered or proceeding by tens; having a tenfold increase or decrease, each unit being ten times the unit next smaller; as, decimal notation; a decimal coinage. Decimal arithmetic the common arithmetic, in which numeration proceeds by tens. Decimal fraction a fraction in which the denominator is some power of 10, as Decimal point a dot or full stop at the left of a decimal fraction. The figures at the left of the point represent units or whole numbers, as 1.05.
n.	1.	A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction. Circulating decimal a decimal fraction in which the same figure, or set of figures, is constantly repeated; as, 0.354354354; - called also recurring decimal, repeating decimal, and repetend.

Noun	1.	decimal - a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10 Synonyms: decimal fraction
	2.	decimal - a number in the decimal system
Adj.	1.	decimal - numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten; "the decimal system" Synonyms: denary
	2.	decimal - divided by tens or hundreds; "a decimal fraction"; "decimal coinage"

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