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;
| |||||||||
n. | 1. | A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction.
|
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" |