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Definition of decimal adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

decimal

adjective
 
/ˈdesɪml/
 
/ˈdesɪml/
(mathematics)
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  1. based on or counted in tens or tenths
    • the decimal system
    compare binary, hexadecimal
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDecimal is used with these nouns:
    • digit
    • fraction
    • number
    • …
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    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from modern Latin decimalis (adjective), from Latin decimus ‘tenth’.
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