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Recent Examples of decimal
The closer that decimal is to one, the more compact the district is.
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Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2024
Of course, that doesn't make their mating calls, which can produce sounds as high as least 90 decimals, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, any more pleasant to the human year.
—USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
Body fat percentage readings from the QardioBase X were within decimals of those from the Omron, while the Wyze Scale X was generally off by a percentage point or two for this metric.
—PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2024
This can be easily understood by simply moving the decimal in the above example.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2023
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Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2024
Of course, that doesn't make their mating calls, which can produce sounds as high as least 90 decimals, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, any more pleasant to the human year.
—USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
Body fat percentage readings from the QardioBase X were within decimals of those from the Omron, while the Wyze Scale X was generally off by a percentage point or two for this metric.
—PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2024
This can be easily understood by simply moving the decimal in the above example.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decimal
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Budget-conscious travelers can also take local or regional buses for a fraction of the cost (and an extra helping of adventure).—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Mar. 2025
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In many cases, the team using your solution only knows a fraction of its capabilities.—
Ron Carson,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Given the set’s ever-expanding streaming volume, it’s expected to post units in the six digits in its second week, and be a tough album for even a star duo like Gomez and Blanco to unseat atop the Billboard 200.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2025
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Doc talk Sausage digit — A toe or finger swollen and red along its entire length. Mania of the week Catoptromania — An abnormal fondness for or compulsion to look into a mirror.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Unlike the more familiar real numbers – positive and negative integers, fractions, square roots, cube roots and even numbers such as pi – complex numbers have an imaginary component.—
William Ross,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2025
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Hilbert’s 10th problem is undecidable for every ring of integers.—
Joseph Howlett,
WIRED,
9 Mar. 2025
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The state has not disclosed the exact number of enrollees under the expansion.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
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The tickets matched five winning numbers but not the Powerball in the drawing Saturday, March 29, the national Powerball site said.—
Don Sweeney,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2025
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The diminished Northeast population appears to be driven by New York, which ranks first in both numeric and per capita population decline.—
Danny McDonald,
BostonGlobe.com,
29 Dec. 2022
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That’s the second-largest numeric gain behind Texas, which has a larger overall population.—
Ian Hodgson,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Dec. 2022
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“Decimal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decimal. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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