decimal
/ˈdɛs.ɪ.məl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.28 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.
noun
A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system.
Countable
verb
To represent with numbers after a decimal point.
Example Sentences
- "What is ⁷⁄₂₃ as a decimal?"
- "Pi has a value of 3.142, to three decimals."
- "Single- decimaled entries, often originating in Whiting (Wh) or Wilson (OW; see p. 23, fn.3), are from SPL. To save space, examples cited in SPL are normally not repeated (examples therefore begin with "Add:"). Double- decimaled entries, again often based on Wh or OW, are "new.""
- "simplified, substantively interpretable versions of the optimal (but many-decimaled) linear combinations of your original variables"
- "So naturally, 3/14 – the 14th of March – is celebrated as “Pi Day.” And since 3.14 is the beginning, not the end of Pi – it can be decimaled on out to infinity – and since the next two numbers are 1 and 5 voila! today’s date 3/14/15 is really special."
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin, Medieval Latin decimalis, from Latin decimus, from decem (“ten”) + adjective suffix -alis.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, decimalis, decimus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdɛs.ɪ.məl/
- British English: /ˈdɛs.ɪ.məl/