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decimal

/ˈdɛs.ɪ.məl/ noun C2
  1. A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system. (countable) · What is ⁷⁄₂₃ as a decimal?
  2. The decimal system itself. (informal, uncountable)
  3. A decimal place. (countable, informal, uncountable) · Pi has a value of 3.142, to three decimals.
  4. A decimal point. (countable, informal, uncountable)

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One morning Gilbert had all his sums done correctly and had his name written on the blackboard on the roll of honor; the next morning Anne, having wrestled wildly with decimals the entire evening before, would be first.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 130 · C1

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