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decimaling

decimaling is the present participle and gerund of decimal.

Meaning of decimal

Verb

decimal (third-person singular simple present decimals, present participle (US) decimaling or (UK) decimalling, simple past and past participle (US) decimaled or (UK) decimalled)

  1. To represent with numbers after a decimal point.
    • Single- decimaled entries, often originating in Whiting (Wh) or Wilson (OW; see p. 23, fn.3), are from SPL. To save space, examples cited in SPL are normally not repeated (examples therefore begin with "Add:"). Double- decimaled entries, again often based on Wh or OW, are "new."1984, Robert William Dent, Proverbial Language in English Drama Exclusive of Shakespeare, 1495-1616: An Index

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Questions about decimaling

What is decimaling the present participle and gerund of?
Decimaling is the present participle and gerund of decimal.

Words near decimaling in the dictionary

  1. decimal reduction times
  2. decimal system
  3. decimal time
  4. decimaled
  5. decimalic
  6. decimaling
  7. decimalisation
  8. decimalisations
  9. decimalise
  10. decimalised
  11. decimalises

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