Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decimal fraction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: dec-i-mal frac-tion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A proper or improper fraction the denominator of which is a power of ten and the decimal representation of which is a terminating decimal number.

Inflected Forms

decimal fractions (plural)

Synonyms

decimal

Questions

What does decimal fraction mean?: A proper or improper fraction the denominator of which is a power of ten and the decimal representation of which is a terminating decimal number.

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