decimal point

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Noun decimal point has 1 sense

decimal point, percentage point - the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
--₁ is a kind of mathematical notation

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Decimal Point

Definition: A decimal point is a punctuation mark used to separate the whole number part from the fractional part in a decimal or to indicate a specific position in a sequence of digits. Examples:

Mathematics: In the number 3.14, the decimal point separates the whole number 3 from the fractional part 14.
Accounting: The decimal point is crucial in financial calculations to denote cents or fractions of a unit.
Computer Science: When representing floating-point numbers, the decimal point determines the position of the binary point.

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