decimal place

noun

: the position of a digit as counted to the right of the decimal point in a decimal

Examples of decimal place in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To three decimal places, the actual number was +0.155%. Robert Barone, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024 Like the headline, to the third decimal place, the number was +0.165% (i.e., 0.00165), rounded up to +0.2%; again, only a whisker away from reporting at +0.1%. Robert Barone, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024 The government rounds the number (either up or down) to one decimal place for official reporting. Robert Barone, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024 This means polling averages can change by a few decimal places day to day — and probabilities may jitter by around a point, which cascades down into uncertainty in our model. G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 11 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for decimal place 

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Word History

First Known Use

1706, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of decimal place was in 1706

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“Decimal place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decimal%20place. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

decimal place

noun
: any of the places to the right of the decimal point in a number expressed in decimal notation
5.732 has three decimal places
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