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decimal point

decimal point noun: a period/full stop ⟨.⟩ or middot ⟨·⟩ used to set off the decimal or fractional part of a number, traditionally widely used in some countries but not others.

decimal point: a period/full stop ⟨.⟩ or middot ⟨·⟩ used to set off the decimal or fractional part of a number,...
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Noun

decimal point (plural decimal points)

  1. A period/full stop ⟨.⟩ or middot ⟨·⟩ used to set off the decimal or fractional part of a number, traditionally widely used in some countries but not others.
  2. (broadly) Any decimal mark (decimal separator), inclusive of commas, separatrices, etc.
    Synonyms:
    decimal mark
  3. (broadly, proscribed) A decimal place.

decimal point meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada

decimal point in Hindi

the point used in English mathematics
दशमलव daśamlav, दशमलव बिंदु daśamlav bindu
the decimal mark symbol, characteristic to the native tongue
दशमलव बिंदु daśamlav bindu

decimal point in Tamil

தசமப்புள்ளி

decimal point in Malayalam

decimal point
ദശാംശം daśāṁśaṁ

decimal point in Kannada

ಹದಿಚುಕ್ಕೆ
More languagesFewer languages
decimal point in Tagalog
tuldok-sampuan, sampuing tuldok
decimal point in Arabic
فَاصِل عَشْرِيّ fāṣil ʕašriyy
decimal point in Thai
จุดทศนิยม jùt-tót-sà-ní-yom
decimal point in Myanmar
ဒသမ da.sa.ma.

Synonyms of decimal point

Forms of decimal point

pluraldecimal points

Questions about decimal point

What does decimal point mean?
Decimal point means a period/full stop ⟨.⟩ or middot ⟨·⟩ used to set off the decimal or fractional part of a number, traditionally widely used in some countries but not others.
What is decimal point in Hindi?
Decimal point in Hindi is दशमलव (daśamlav), दशमलव बिंदु (daśamlav bindu). See Decimal point meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is decimal point?
Decimal point is a noun.
What is the plural of decimal point?
The plural of decimal point is decimal points.

Words near decimal point in the dictionary

  1. decimal marks
  2. decimal number
  3. decimal numbers
  4. decimal place
  5. decimal places
  6. decimal point
  7. decimal points
  8. decimal reduction time
  9. decimal reduction times
  10. decimal system
  11. decimal time

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: decimal point (page history and authors); decimal point (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ദശാംശം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); decimal point (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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