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Pronunciation / Transliteration: deh-see-mal
"Le prix de l'article était de 19,99 €, qui est une représentation décimale."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A fraction expressed in a system based on the number ten, typically represented with a decimal point.
"The price of the item was $19.99, which is a decimal representation of nineteen dollars and ninety-nine cents."
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Relating to or expressed in a system of numbers based on ten.
"In mathematics, decimal notation is commonly used for calculations involving money."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'decimal' originates from the Latin 'decimus', meaning 'tenth'. It entered Middle English through Old French in the late 14th century, evolving to refer to a system of numbers based on ten.
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décimal
Transliteration: deh-see-mal
"Le prix de l'article était de 19,99 €, qui est une représentation décimale."
dezimal
Transliteration: deh-tsi-mal
"Der Preis des Artikels betrug 19,99 €, was eine dezimale Darstellung ist."
decimale
Transliteration: deh-chee-mah-leh
"Il prezzo dell'articolo era di 19,99 €, che è una rappresentazione decimale."
decimal
Transliteration: deh-see-mal
"El precio del artículo era de 19,99 €, que es una representación decimal."
decimal
Transliteration: deh-see-mal
"O preço do item era de 19,99 €, que é uma representação decimal."
दशमलव
Transliteration: dashamalav
"वस्तु की कीमत 19.99 रुपये थी, जो दशमलव में है।"
小数
Transliteration: xiǎoshù
"该商品的价格是19.99元，这是小数表示。"
소수
Transliteration: so-su
"상품 가격은 19.99원이었으며, 이는 소수로 표현됩니다."
小数
Transliteration: shōsū
"商品の価格は19.99円で、これは小数で表されています。"
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