Meaning of decimal point in English
(Definition of decimal point from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of decimal point from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of decimal point
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They were also more accurate as the movement of the decimal point to the right of a number permitted a high degree of finessing.
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The coefficients on all of the volume variables remained the same to the second decimal point.
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The term ' 'floating' ' may seem misleading since the position of the implied decimal point is at a fixed position, and the term ' 'fixed point representation' ' seems more appropriate.
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A floating literal must contain digits both before and after the decimal point; this ensures that a decimal point cannot be mistaken for another use of the dot character.
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He got the inflation rate for the end of the year right to the last decimal point.
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Will he think again, at least to the extent of moving the decimal point one place to the right?
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He found himself rather disturbed by these figures, with that infernal decimal point which occurred in all the documents dealing with this matter.
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You would have to have a decimal point of a man to do it.
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In the present system we have two figures to the right of the decimal point and also this curious fraction, the ½ stuck on the end.
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On the other hand, if one were working it out in cubic metres, one would measure in centimetres and move the decimal point.
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The association asks us to recognise that its calculations are only approximate, and not accurate to the last decimal point.
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Unfortunately, the decimal point is in the right place.
The decimal point would be moved one place to the left.
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It is not simply a question of moving the decimal point.
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He does not profess to be right down to the decimal point of a penny.
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小数点, 小数点（しょうすうてん）…
ondalık sayıyı ayıran nokta, ondalık işareti…
virgule [feminine], point décimal…
decimaalteken…
فَاصِلة (.)…
desetinná čárka…
decimalpunkt…
titik desimal…
จุดทศนิยม…
dấu chấm thập phân…
przecinek, kropka dziesiętna, W tradycji anglosaskiej w ułamku dziesiętnym używamy kropki…
decimalkomma…
titik perpuluhan…
das Dezimalkomma…
desimaltegn [neuter], desimalkomma [neuter], komma [neuter]…
(측정)단위…
десяткова кома…
il segno (.) usato per separare le unità dalle cifre decimali, punto decimale…
точка, отделяющая целое число от дроби (соответствует запятой в русском языке)…
