In 1971 the United Kingdom changed its currency to the decimal system.
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Decimal
/ˈdɛs.ɪ.məl/
Synonyms for "decimal" (82 found)
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Closest matches (17)
Noun(10 words)
decimal fractiondecimal numberarabic numeralarabic-numeralbase tenbase ten demonstrationbase ten numberbase ten systembase-tenbase-ten fraction
Adjective(1 words)
base ten digits
Strong matches (24)
Noun(9 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (41)
Noun(5 words)
Adjective(2 words)
metric unitten-based counting
Determiner(1 words)
most base ten digit
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11 entriesarithmeticmathematicsmeasurementnotationnumbernumber notationnumber partnumber systemproper fractionquantityrational number
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14 entriesdecimal fractiondecimal notationdecimal placedecimal pointdecimal systemhundredthhundredthshundredths placetenthtenthstenths placethousandththousandthsthousandths place
Collocations
7 entriesdecimal expansiondecimal fractiondecimal notationdecimal numberdecimal placedecimal pointdecimal system
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample 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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