See Also: decimal(dictionary)
Decimal trading(money)
Decimal trading(finance)
decimal 1, noun(dictionary)
decimal 2, adjective(dictionary)
decimal point(dictionary)
Dewey Decimal Classification(encyclopedia)
Dewey decimal system, the(dictionary)

decimal (iou)



decimal adjective & noun. E17.
[mod. Latin decimalis, from Latin decimus tenth, from decem ten: see -AL1.]
A. adjective.
Relating to tenth parts or to the number ten; reckoning or proceeding by tens or tenths. E17.
Designating, of, or pertaining to a system of coinage or currency, weights and measures, etc., in which the smaller units are related to the principal units as powers of ten. M19.
go decimal adopt decimal currency.
Special collocations: decimal arithmetic (a) arithmetic in which arabic numerals are used; (b) the arithmetic of decimal fractions. decimal classification a library classification using numbers decimally arranged for its notation; spec. the Dewey system. decimal fraction a fraction in which the denominator (not expressed) is a power of ten and the numerator appears as a series of figures written after a decimal point, which according to their position represent tenths, hundredths, etc. decimal place the position of a digit to the right of the decimal point. decimal point a dot before the numerator in a decimal fraction. decimal system (a) the numerical system based on 10, in which numbers are expressed by the digits 0 to 9; (b) a system of weights, measures, etc., in which each denomination is 10 times the one before it; (c) = decimal classification above.
b. noun. A decimal fraction; in pl. freq., the arithmetic of such fractions. M17.
recurring decimal: see RECUR verb.
decimalism noun a decimal system or theory M19.
decimalist noun an advocate of a decimal system of coinage or currency, weights and measures, etc. M19.
decimally adverb by tens or tenths; into tenths; as a decimal: L17.