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place of decimals

place of decimals noun: a decimal place.

Noun

place of decimals (plural places of decimals)

  1. (UK, dated, plural-normally) A decimal place.
    • It will always be better to calculate one place of decimals more than are required by the question.1841, Charles Hutton, Thomas Stephens Davies, A Course of Mathematics in Two Volumes, Composed for the Use of the Royal Military Academy, page 56
    • Find the positive root of the equation eˣ – 3x = 0, correct to 3 places of decimals.1980, Michael H. Stone, The Borderline Syndromes: Constitution, Personality, and Adaptation, page 101

Forms of place of decimals

pluralplaces of decimals

Questions about place of decimals

What does place of decimals mean?
Place of decimals means a decimal place.
What part of speech is place of decimals?
Place of decimals is a noun.
What is the plural of place of decimals?
The plural of place of decimals is places of decimals.

Words near place of decimals in the dictionary

  1. place name
  2. place names
  3. place of articulation
  4. place of birth
  5. place of business
  6. place of decimals
  7. place of honor
  8. place of honour
  9. place of worship
  10. place on a pedestal
  11. place one's cards on the table

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