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DECIMALE [3 records]

Record 1 2004-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
OBS

Any numeral in the decimal number system ..., but sometimes restricted to a decimal fraction ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas
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Record 2 1999-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
DEF

The radix point in the decimal system.

OBS

decimal point: term standardized by CSA and ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
DEF

Caractère marquant la séparation fractionnaire en numération décimale.

OBS

signe décimal : terme normalisé par la CSA et l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • point décimal
  • virgule décimale
  • décimale

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Arithmetic and Number Theory
DEF

a position of a digit as counted to the right or sometimes to the left of the decimal point in a decimal.

CONT

The number of decimal places is the number of figures after the decimal point.

CONT

The number expressing the circumference of the circle has been determined to 140 decimal places.

CONT

Give an answer accurate to four decimal places.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arithmétique et théorie des nombres
DEF

Chacun des chiffres placés après la virgule, dans un nombre décimal.

CONT

3,25 a deux décimales.

CONT

Le nombre 40,751 comporte trois décimales.

CONT

Les poids doivent être calculés à une décimale près.

Spanish

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