decimal
noun
adj
ˈdesɪəməl noun
1 a FRACTION (=a number less than 1) that is shown as a FULL STOP followed by the number of TENTHS , HUNDREDTHS etc. The numbers 0.5, 0.175, and 0.661 are decimals. 小数〔如 0.5,0.175,0.661 等〕
adj
2 a decimal system is based on the number 10 十进位的: •changing to a decimal system 改为十进制
changing to a decimal system
改为十进制
calculations accurate to three decimal places (=one of the numbers after the full stop in a decimal)
精确到三位小数的计算