decimal

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Recent Examples of decimal But Pi Day isn’t just about equations and infinite decimals. Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025 The leaders of those and other rate stats — expressed with decimals — are now sprinkled with Negro League standouts. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024 Unlike some scales that give a decimal reading for pounds, the Greater Goods scale features accuracy down to 0.1 ounces and provides measurements in pounds with ounces, decimal pounds, or kilograms. Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 21 Mar. 2024 Being effective may well require a prospective tutor to get a refresher on how to add fractions with unlike denominators or multiply decimals, but a bachelor’s degree, while nice, shouldn’t be a prerequisite. Michael Thomas Duffy, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for decimal
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Noun
  • And some of the best savings can be found on the store’s private-label Kirkland Signature products, which offer high-quality versions of everything from groceries to household essentials to over-the-counter medications—all at a fraction of the price of competitors.
    Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Energies like this were common, even ubiquitous, in the very early universe, so finding particles like this is like having a window into the fraction of a second after the big bang.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Previously, the city had only experienced one triple-digit day in March since records began in 1895.
    Dan Peck, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • However, the inaugural event was marred by a triple-digit heat wave and was a financial disaster.
    Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The final number, q, is obtained by dividing k by 4 and keeping only the integer part; that is, q = 5 for 2026.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Specifically, the issue involves something called an integer overflow.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Practically, the new constitution reduced the number of seats in Parliament by half and redistricted the electoral map to grant Fidesz a distinct structural advantage.
    Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
  • This member of the Unbound Collection by Hyatt feels more removed than most places in the Catskills, helped by the fact that there are only a small number of accommodations spread across a large property.
    Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • From intuition To numerics Turning dread into numbers is possible.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
  • The diminished Northeast population appears to be driven by New York, which ranks first in both numeric and per capita population decline.
    Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Dec. 2022

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“Decimal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decimal. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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