decimal point
decimal point
nounDefinition of DECIMAL POINT
: a period, centered dot, or in some countries a comma at the left of a proper decimal fraction (as .678) or between the parts of a mixed number (as 3.678) expressed by a whole number and a decimal fraction
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circa 1771
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