decimal
adjective
[ ˈdɛsɪm(ə)l ]
• relating to or denoting a system of numbers and arithmetic based on the number ten, tenth parts, and powers of ten.
• "decimal arithmetic"
decimal
noun
• a fraction whose denominator is a power of ten and whose numerator is expressed by figures placed to the right of a decimal point.
• "write these decimals as vulgar fractions"
Origin:
early 17th century: from modern Latin decimalis (adjective), from Latin decimus ‘tenth’.
