Decimal in Detail

Useful Words

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Circulating Decimal, Recurring Decimal, Repeating Decimal : اعشاریہ متوالیہ : a decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself indefinitely.

Decimal Number System, Decimal Numeration System, Decimal System : نظام اعشاری : a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of ten.

Decimal Point, Percentage Point, Point : نقطہ اعشاریہ : the dot at the left of a decimal fraction.

10, Decade, Ten, Tenner, X : عشرہ : the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system. "Last decade of Ramadan is about to come".

Algorism : عربی اعشاریہ اعداد : the Arabic (or decimal) system of numeration.

Metric System : میٹری نظام : a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second.

Metric, Metric Unit : پیمائش کا ایک طریقہ : a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds). "Convert all the measurements to metric units".

Hex, Hexadecimal : سولہ نمبر والا : of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base.

Binary : ثنائی : of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base. "A binary digit".

Hdtv, High-Definition Television : اعلی معیار کے ٹی وی : a television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail.

Batting Average, Hitting Average : بیٹنگ اوسط : (baseball) a measure of a batter`s performance; the number of base hits divided by the number of official times at bat. "Ted Williams once had a batting average above 400".

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Decimal in Book Titles

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Fractions: Fraction and Decimal Activities for Middle Primary.
Arithmetick, Vulgar, Decimal, Instrumental, Algebraical: In Four Parts.
Decimals in the News.