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decimal

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The meaning (definition) of the word decimal

a number with a tiny dot between the whole and the bits

The word decimal used in a sentence

The number 3.5 has a decimal point in it to show the tiny bit.

The plural of the word decimal

decimals

How the word decimal is said around the world

Frenchdécimal (dayseemahl)
Spanishdecimal (daytheemahl)
Mandarin小数 (xiǎo shù)
Hindiदशमलव (dushuhmuhluhv)
Arabicعشري (ooshreey)
Russianдесятичная дробь (desiatichnaia drob')
Portuguese (EU)decimal (diseemahl)
Portuguese (BR)decimal (dayseemow)
Japanese小数 (shousuu)
Germandezimal (daytseemahl)
Urduاعشاریہ (ahshahreeah)
Punjabiਦਸ਼ਮਲਵ (dushuhmuhluhv)
Korean소수 (sosu)
Hebrewעֶשׂרוֹנִי (aysrohneey)
Greekδεκαδικός (dekadikos)
Dutchdecimale (dayseemahluh)
Tagalogdesimal (duhseemahl)
Vietnamesesố thập phân (sohur tuhp fuhn)
Turkishondalık (awndahluk)
Persianاعشاری (ahshahree)
Polishdziesiętny (jeshentni)
Ukrainianдесятковий (desyatkovyy)
Bengaliদশমিক (dawshawmeek)
Swedishdecimal (desimahl)
Italiandecimale (daycheemahlay)

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