decimal place
noun
: the position of a digit as counted to the right of the decimal point in a decimal
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Scientists have not, however, been able to converge on a measurement with a level of precision comparable to that of constants such as the speed of light (299,792,458 meters per second) or Planck’s constant, which is known to eight decimal places.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
Well, humans have calculated it to 314 trillion decimal places and didn’t reach the end.
—Rhett Allain, Wired News, 14 Mar. 2026
Pi Day is a celebration of the never-ending mathematical constant pi (π), which relates the circumference C of a circle to its diameter d; that is, The numerical value of pi to five decimal places is 3.14159; hence, Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 (3/14).
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
It’s followed by a handful of states—Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas all charging $2.43 a gallon, equating to 513 to 515 miles for $50 depending on the third decimal place thousandth of a dollar number.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
Well, humans have calculated it to 314 trillion decimal places and didn’t reach the end.
—Rhett Allain, Wired News, 14 Mar. 2026
Pi Day is a celebration of the never-ending mathematical constant pi (π), which relates the circumference C of a circle to its diameter d; that is, The numerical value of pi to five decimal places is 3.14159; hence, Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 (3/14).
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
It’s followed by a handful of states—Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas all charging $2.43 a gallon, equating to 513 to 515 miles for $50 depending on the third decimal place thousandth of a dollar number.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Decimal place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decimal%20place. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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