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decimal

noun

Definition of decimal

as in fraction

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Recent Examples of decimal Those figures are arguable to the last decimal, and carriers, in his experience, pitch their tent wherever things are arguable. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Again, multiply the resulting decimal by 100. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 June 2026 The problem is that these things, even at the second decimal, accumulate over half a century. — Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026 The young girl is reading at a 12th-grade level and mastering math concepts such as fractions, decimals and even exponents. — Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for decimal

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Noun

Along the way, the visible token cost of the underlying models may be only a fraction of the total cost to complete the business task.

— Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Suede is all over Rag & Bone’s fall lineup, and the Prettygarden Faux Suede Fall Jacket is an easy way to tap into the luxe-looking trend for a fraction of the price.

— Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of fraction

Noun

And things just got more complicated with the 10-year Treasury yield hitting a level not seen since 2007, oil prices holding above the triple-digit levels, and an AI sell-off wiping trillions of dollars from some of Wall Street's AI darlings.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Select Sign Up and create a new account by entering personal details (name, email, date of birth, address, last 4 digits of SSN).

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of digit

Noun

Nvidia’s internal testing claims a slight performance edge over AMD’s current server chips in integer workloads.

— Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Python, for example, is a popular programming language that is famously smooth at handling integers of any size.

— Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 13 July 2026

Definition of integer

Noun

The number of North American bumblebees have fallen nearly 50% since 1974.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Take Lili Reinhart in New York, who donned a green and pink Elie Saab number from the house’s spring 2004 collection, wearing it to the Love Hypothesis premiere.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026

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