Decimal place

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The position of a digit to the right of the decimal mark in a decimal number.

    "The answer is 1.245, to three decimal places."

Synonyms

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accuracydecimaldecimal positiondigit positionfractional parthundredths

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"The answer is 1.245, to three decimal places."

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