Decimal Point

Definition: Decimal Point

Decimal Point

Noun

1. The dot at the left of a decimal fraction.

Domain	Definitions
Computing	Decimal point "." ASCII character 46. Common names are: point; dot; ITU-T, USA: period; ITU-T: decimal point. Rare: radix point; UK: full stop; INTERCAL: spot. (1995-03-14). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Aerospace	The base point in decimal notation. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The decimal point is used to mark the boundary between the integer and the fractional parts of a decimal numeral. In most English speaking countries, a dot (.) is used as the decimal symbol. In many non-English speaking countries a decimal comma (,) is used instead. For numeral systems other than decimal, the analogous point is known as a radix point.

Example usage:

In the US: 1,234,567.89
In France: 1 234 567,89 (digit groups are separated by space)
In Germany: 1.234.567,89 (digit groups are separated by period)

Synonym: Decimal Point

Synonym: percentage point (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Decimal Point

English words defined with "decimal point": fixed-point notation, fixed-point representation system, floating-point notation, floating-point representation system ♦ John Napier ♦ Napier. (references)

Specialty definitions using "decimal point": IBM 1620 ♦ leading zeros ♦ radix point. (references)

Domain	Usage
Clever	You are an engineer if your idea of good interpersonal communication means getting the decimal point in the right place. (references; author: unknown)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Decimal Point (Math Clues) (reference) Where Do I Put the Decimal Point How To (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		Imported products using a period as a decimal point are likely to be rejected by Mexican Customs officials. (references)
Trade	Mexico	A comma must be used as a decimal point in the quantity declaration on packages, as required by NOM-008-SCFI-1993. (references)
Travel	Ireland	As an example, the date March 17, 1996 is usually found in written correspondence as 17 March 1996 or 17.3.1996. For currency or other numerical quantities, use commas to mark off the thousands position and a decimal point (period) to denote decimal amounts -- the same practice as followed in the United States; for example IR�1,234,456.78. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "decimal point"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		小數點 . (various references)

Czech		desetinná èárka. (various references)

Danish		ikke-betydende nuller (leading zeros, zeros preceding the first non-zero integer of a number.May be employed in the numeric fields of numerical control input blocks to indicate the assumed position of the decimal point within the field). (various references)

Dutch		decimale punt. (various references)

Finnish		kymmenyspilkku (decimal comma). (various references)

French		signe décimal. (various references)

German		Dezimalkomma (decimal comma). (various references)

Greek		δεκαδικό σημείο. (various references)

Hungarian		tizedespont. (various references)

Italian		virgola alla sinistra della frazione decimale. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		デオキシリボ� �酸 (10^-1, carving, crepe de Chine, cutting up, decadence, decadent, decadentism, decanter, deci-, decibel, decimal, decision, decision making, decision room, declamation, decode, decoder, decoding, decompiler, decorated cake, decoration, decoy, decrement, decrescendo, degree, deodorant, deoxyribo, deoxyribo nucleic acid, desert, design, design policy, design promoter, designer, designer brand, design-in, desire, dessert, dessert wine, digital, digital analog, digital art, digital audio tape recorder, digital computer, digital speedometer, digital television, Dixie, Dixieland, Dixieland jazz, fancy cake, low status, low-cut, transfer), 小数点 , 少数点 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		デシマルポイント , しょうすうて�". (various references)

Manx		poynt jeihoil, cowrey jeihoil. (various references)

Pig Latin		ecimalday ointpay.(various references)

Portuguese		ponto de fração decimal. (various references)

Russian		знак десятичной дроби. (various references)

Spanish		coma decimal (decimal comma). (various references)

Swedish		decimalkomma (decimal comma). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-i-i-l-m-n-o-p-t"
	-1 letter: malediction.
	-2 letters: antipolice, complained, decimation, depilation, diplomatic, epitomical, implicated, medication.
	-3 letters: captioned, companied, compendia, complaint, compliant, demonical, depiction, dictional, diplomate, diplontic, dominical, epilation, identical, impaction, impainted, implanted, implicate, lidocaine, mediation, medicinal, melanitic, melanotic, militance, planetoid, plication, policeman.
	-4 letters: actinide, actinoid, alcidine, amniotic, anticold, antipode, antipole, canopied, catenoid, ciliated, clodpate, coinmate, comedian, comitial, compiled, complain, compleat, complied, compline, conepatl, conidial, ctenidia, daemonic, daimonic, daltonic, delation, demoniac, diatomic, diatonic, dilation, diplomat, domicile, dominate, dopamine, epidotic, epitomic, ideation, idiolect, impacted, impolite, indicate, indocile, iodinate, leptonic, limacine, limnetic, limonite, maledict, manciple, melanoid, melodica, midpoint, optician, palinode, palmitin, pandemic, panicled, pantiled, pedantic, pentomic, petaloid, picoline, piedmont, pimiento, platinic, platonic, plicated, poetical, ptomaine, tamponed, tolidine.
	-5 letters: aconite, ailment, aliment, aloetic, amidine, amidone, amniote, aplitic, apnoeic, apomict, campion, capelin, capitol, caption, celadon, centimo, ciliate, cipolin, citadel, claimed, clamped, climate, clomped, coadmit, coalpit, coapted, codeina, comitia, compend, compile, complin, compted, conidia, cotidal, ctenoid, decimal, declaim, delimit, deltaic, demonic, demotic, deontic, depaint, dialect, diamine, diction, diploic, diploma, diplont, domical, domicil, dominie, ectopia, edictal, edition, eidolic, elation, encomia, entopic, epinaoi, identic, impaint, impaled, impanel, implant, implead, implied, implode, imponed, incited, inedita, inlaced, intimae, intimal, lactone, lampion, lection, lentoid, lianoid, limacon, limited, located, lomenta, maintop, maniple, mantled, mediant, medical, meiotic, melanic, melodia, melodic, metical, metopic, midline, monacid, monadic, nematic, nepotic, nodical, nomadic, notepad, noticed, oedipal, oilcamp, omental, opaline, opiated, optical, optimal, paction, painted, pandect, panicle, pantile, patined, pedocal, pelican, pelitic, pemican, penicil, picante, picolin, picoted, piloted, pimento, pinitol, pinocle, pintado, pintail, placoid, plained, plaited, planted, plicate, poditic, pointed, polecat, polemic, polenta, policed, politic, potamic, potline, ptomain, tacnode, tadpole, taliped, taloned, tampion, telamon, telomic, timpani, timpano, toenail, tolidin, tonemic, topical, topline.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-d-e-i-i-l-m-n-o-p-t"
	+3 letters: pinealectomized.
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