In 1971 the United Kingdom changed its currency to the decimal system.
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Decimal
//ˈdɛs.ɪ.məl//
Synonyms for "decimal" (65 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Strong matches (20)
Related words (32)
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3 entrieshas context
2 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
similar
1 entriesTranslations
75 translations across 40 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- عَشْرِيّ adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
Belarusian
1 entries- дзесятко́вы adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
Bulgarian
2 entries- десети́чен adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- десети́чна систе́ма noun (number system)
Catalan
2 entries- decimal adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- decimal noun (number system)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 十進制 /十进制 noun (number system)
Czech
3 entries- desítkový adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- dekadická soustava noun (number system)
- desítková soustava noun (number system)
Danish
1 entries- decimal noun (number system)
Dutch
4 entries- decimaal adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- decimale adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- tientallig adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- tientallige adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
Esperanto
3 entries- decimala adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- dekuma adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- dekuma sistemo noun (number system)
Finnish
2 entries- desimaalinen adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- kymmenjärjestelmä noun (number system)
French
3 entries- décimal adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- décimal noun (number system)
- système décimal noun (number system)
Friulian
1 entries- decimâl adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
Galician
1 entries- decimal adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
Georgian
1 entries- ათობითი სისტემა noun (number system)
German
3 entries- dezimal adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- Dezimalsystem noun (number system)
- Zehnersystem noun (number system)
Greek
2 entries- δεκαδικός adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- δεκαδικό noun (number system)
Hindi
2 entries- दशाधारी adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- दशाधार noun (number system)
Ido
1 entries- decimala adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
Indonesian
2 entries- desimal noun (number system)
- perpuluhan noun (number system)
Irish
2 entries- deachúil adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- deachúlach adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
Italian
2 entries- decimale adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- decimale noun (number system)
Japanese
2 entries- 十進数 noun (number system)
- 十進法 noun (number system)
Korean
1 entries- 십진법 noun (number system)
Malay
4 entries- desimal adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- perpuluhan adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- desimal noun (number system)
- perpuluhan noun (number system)
Malayalam
1 entries- ദശാംശ സമ്പ്രദായം noun (number system)
Norwegian
1 entries- desimal noun (number system)
Occitan
2 entries- décimal adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- décimal noun (number system)
Persian
1 entries- دهدهی noun (number system)
Polish
4 entries- dziesiątkowy adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- dziesiętny adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- system dziesiątkowy noun (number system)
- system dziesiętny noun (number system)
Portuguese
2 entries- decimal adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- decimal noun (number system)
Romanian
2 entries- zecimal adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- sistem zecimal noun (number system)
Russian
2 entries- десяти́чный adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- десяти́чная систе́ма noun (number system)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- deicheach adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
Spanish
1 entries- decimal adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
Swahili
1 entries- a miongo adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
Swedish
2 entries- decimal adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- decimalsystem noun (number system)
Tagalog
2 entries- sampuin adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- sampuan noun (number system)
Turkish
1 entries- ondalık sistem noun (number system)
Ukrainian
1 entries- десятко́вий adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
Welsh
2 entries- degol adj (concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal)
- nodiant degol noun (number system)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Anna knows the first thousand decimal places of π by heart.
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Anna knows by heart the first thousand decimal places of π.
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Jews used Hebrew letters as numerals, and unlike the decimal system, the position of the numeral in the number is irrelevant. Thus one may conclude as many superstitious conclusions as he desires.
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