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Recent Examples of decimal
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.
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Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 21 Mar. 2024
The closer that decimal is to one, the more compact the district is.
—Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2024
Of course, that doesn't make their mating calls, which can produce sounds as high as least 90 decimals, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, any more pleasant to the human year.
—USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
Body fat percentage readings from the QardioBase X were within decimals of those from the Omron, while the Wyze Scale X was generally off by a percentage point or two for this metric.
—PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2024
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Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 21 Mar. 2024
The closer that decimal is to one, the more compact the district is.
—Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2024
Of course, that doesn't make their mating calls, which can produce sounds as high as least 90 decimals, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, any more pleasant to the human year.
—USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
Body fat percentage readings from the QardioBase X were within decimals of those from the Omron, while the Wyze Scale X was generally off by a percentage point or two for this metric.
—PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decimal
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The staple fruit cost a record-breaking $0.66 per pound in July — just a fraction more than the previous high set two months ago.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Only a fraction of the size of the Milky Way, these galaxies have thus far been too faint for most telescopes to spot.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Alvarado, 26, holds a 3.15 ERA in 20 innings for the A’s this season and like Nunez can also hit triple digits with his fastball and throws an above average slider.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Or seen a series of digits, like 555, crop up in everyday contexts, such as on an address, bill, or receipt?—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
1 Aug. 2025
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Research shows that by reducing numerical precision from 32-bit floats to 8-bit integers (or lower), most AI applications can maintain accuracy while slashing power consumption by four to five times.—
Lee-Lean Shu,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Like Shor’s algorithm, the new approach factors integers in a reasonable amount of time.—
Stephen Ornes,
Quanta Magazine,
9 June 2025
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The census data is used for various purposes including deciding the number of U.S. Representatives each state gets, drawing electoral district boundaries and allocating government resources.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Removing undocumented immigrants from the census’s population count would likely impact the number of House seats apportioned to multiple states—including both Texas and California.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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From intuition To numerics Turning dread into numbers is possible.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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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 19 Aug. 2025.
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