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decimal

Pronunciation: [ˈdɛsəml]

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Learn how to use decimal in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “mathematics”

(noun) a decimal is a number that has a point in it, showing a part of a whole. For example, when you see 0.5, the '0.5' is a decimal, which means half of something.

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She calculated that 0.75 of a pizza was left after the party.

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He did not understand that the number 3.2 is a decimal, thinking it was just a whole number.

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What decimal do you get when you divide 1 by 4?

Context: “mathematics”

(adjective) when a number is described as decimal, it means it is using the base-10 system. This is how we commonly write numbers, with a point to show parts of a whole.

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In math class, we learned that decimal numbers help us understand parts of whole numbers, like money.

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She was confused when the teacher said that fractions are not decimal numbers.

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Can you tell me what makes a number a decimal?

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Pronunciation: [ˈdɛsəml]

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