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Meanings of decimal in English

Russian
десятеричная система счисления
Portuguese
sistema decimal
Spanish
número en base diez
Catalan
sistema decimal

Numeral system with ten as its base.

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десятеричная система счисления
Portuguese
decimal

A proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10.

decimal

Numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten.

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Unit of area in India and Bangladesh approximately equal to 1/100 acre (40.46 m²)

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Usage of decimal in English
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Today marks 50th anniversary of converting to decimal currency in New Zealand.
Radio NZ
2
How would you suggest a change from decimal to dozenal takes place?
The Guardian
3
Maths-loving Zac had his whole future planned out, to the decimal point.
The South African
4
It is the 50th anniversary of NZ adopting decimal currency this week.
Radio NZ
5
Octet string specified as a decimal value with bytes separated with dots
Essential snmp, 2nd edition
6
The Duke has got some craze of his own about decimal coinage.
The Prime Minister
7
The whirling decimal register flipped back to zero and began counting again.
A Canticle For Leibowitz
8
He was a mathematician as far as long division and decimal fractions.
Oomphel in the Sky
9
In each decimal week, nine days were dedicated to a plant or animal.
The Irish Times
10
They are celebrating 50 years of decimal currency in New Zealand this July.
Radio NZ
11
Mani probably just thought the account had given her four extra decimal places.
The South African
12
Divide the knots by the same decimal, and it gives the statute miles.
Across India; Or, Live Boys in the Far East
13
Minister of Finance, Robert Muldoon holding four of the new decimal bank notes.
Radio NZ
14
Rounds a numeric value to the specified number of decimal places.
Mysql stored procedure programming
15
In this case the constant is designated by the decimal .005.
The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns
16
It's up there with being able to recite Pi to 10 decimal points.
The Irish Times