decimal fraction

noun

: a fraction (such as .25 = 25/100 or .025 = 25/1000) or mixed number (such as 3.025 = 3 25/1000) in which the denominator is a power of 10 usually expressed by use of the decimal point

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for decimal fraction

• dissatisfaction
• overreaction
• abstraction
• attraction
• compaction
• contraction
• detraction
• diffraction
• distraction
• exaction
• extraction
• impaction

Kids Definition

decimal fraction

noun

: decimal entry 2 sense 2