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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary dec·i·mal
ETYMOLOGY French décimal, from Medieval Latin decimalis of a tithe, from Latin decima tithe — more at dime DATE 1608 : numbered or proceeding by tens: a. based on the number 10; especially : expressed in or utilizing a decimal system especially with a decimal point b. subdivided into 10th or 100th units decimal coinage
noun DATE 1651 : any real number expressed in base 10; especially : decimal fraction English Etymology decimal c.1600, from M.L. decimalis "of tithes or tenths," from L.decimus "tenth," from decem "ten" (see ten). Applied to Arabic notation before modern sense of "decimal fractions" emerged. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 decimal deci·mal / 5desiml / adjective based on or counted in tens or tenths 十进位的；小数的: the decimal system 十进制 noun (also 7decimal 'fraction) a fraction (= a number less than one) that is shown as a dot or point followed by the number of tenths, hundredths , etc. 小数: The decimal 0.61 stands for 61 hundredths. 小数 0.61 代表 61%。 ⇨ compare vulgar fraction Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged dec·i·mal I. \ˈdesəməl\ adjective Etymology: from (assumed) New Latin decimalis, from Medieval Latin, relating to tithes, from Latin decima tithe + -alis -al — more at dime 1. a. : numbered or proceeding by tens : based on the number 10 b. : subdivided into 10th or 100th units < decimal coinage > < decimal hour > c. : expressed in a decimal fraction < a decimal equivalent > 2. [Medieval Latin decimalis] : of or relating to tithes II. noun (-s) 1. : a number expressed in the scale of tens 2. : decimal fraction |
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