decimal point

Noun

Meaning

the dot at the left of a decimal fraction

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

point percentage point mark speck period dot iota spot decimal comma separatrix points full stop decimal fraction full point
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Antonyms

mass legion mess high number big assortment big number of
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Hypernyms

mathematical notation

Examples

Add leading zeroes (or trailing zeroes to the right of decimal point) to fill out the last group of three if necessary. Source: Internet

ALIGNED(1,6) controls the format of the output with 1 digit before and 6 after the decimal point. Source: Internet

A reading of 8,000 m, with trailing zeroes and no decimal point, is ambiguous; the trailing zeroes may or may not be intended as significant figures. Source: Internet

Bliss deliberately avoided the use of the decimal point because of his objection to Dewey's system. Source: Internet

A slide rule requires the user to separately compute the order of magnitude of the answer in order to position the decimal point in the results. Source: Internet

But slide rules never made it into daily life because you could not do simple addition and subtraction with them, not to mention the difficulty of keeping track of the decimal point. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

decimal part decimal place decimal places decimal points decimal portion decimal reduction time