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decimal place
noun
: the position of a digit as counted to the right of the decimal point in a decimal
Examples of decimal place in a Sentence
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Economist Paul Krugman pointed out on X that if the figures were expanded to show two decimal places, the unemployment rate went from 3.83% in March to 3.87% in April—an increase of only 4 basis points.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 3 May 2024
Even though the sequence continues indefinitely, pi enthusiasts have made hobbies out of memorizing and reciting as many decimal places as possible.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2024
In 2015, Meena recited 70,000 decimal places blindfolded.
—Michelle Lou, CNN, 14 Mar. 2023
Poll results reported with a decimal place will not be rounded up or down.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2023
That means all part dimensions need to be to the third decimal place in millimeters and tolerances need to be specified in single digit microns.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 19 Oct. 2023
Your scale should measure over one kilogram, to at least one decimal place.
—Eleanor Hildebrandt, Popular Mechanics, 30 June 2021
In 1949 the electronic computer ENIAC was used for 70 machine hours to calculate pi to more than 2,000 decimal places.
—Jeffery Delviscio, Scientific American, 14 Mar. 2023
Rajveer Meena holds the record for reciting the most number of decimal places of pi.
—Michelle Lou, CNN, 14 Mar. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1706, in the meaning defined above
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“Decimal place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decimal%20place. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
decimal place
noun
: any of the places to the right of the decimal point in a number expressed in decimal notation
5.732 has three decimal places
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