decimal place
21place — n. & v. n. 1 a a particular portion of space. b a portion of space occupied by a person or thing (it has changed its place). c a proper or natural position (he is out of his place; take your places). 2 a city, town, village, etc. (was born in… …
22place — placeable, adj. placeless, adj. placelessly, adv. /plays/, n., v., placed, placing. n. 1. a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent. 2. space in general: time and place. 3. the specific portion of space normally… …
23decimal number system — ▪ mathematics also called Hindu Arabic, or Arabic, number system in mathematics, positional numeral system employing 10 as the base and requiring 10 different numerals, the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. It also requires a dot… …
24place — [[t]pleɪs[/t]] n. v. placed, plac•ing 1) a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent 2) space in general: time and place[/ex] 3) the portion of space normally occupied by a person or thing 4) any part of a body or… …
25place — /pleɪs / (say plays) noun 1. a particular portion of space, of definite or indefinite extent. 2. space in general (chiefly in connection with time). 3. the portion of space occupied by anything. 4. a space or spot, set apart or used for a… …
26decimal system — noun Date: 1811 1. a number system that uses a notation in which each number is expressed in base 10 by using one of the first nine integers or 0 in each place and letting each place value be a power of 10 2. a system of measurement or currency… …
27Dewey Decimal Classification — For the similar sounding base 12 numeral system, see Duodecimal. Dewey Decimal Classification, (also called the Dewey Decimal System) is a proprietary system of library classification developed by Melvil Dewey in 1876.[1] It has been greatly… …
28Binary-coded decimal — In computing and electronic systems, binary coded decimal (BCD) is a digital encoding method for numbers using decimal notation, with each decimal digit represented by its own binary sequence. In BCD, a numeral is usually represented by four bits …
29Développement décimal périodique — Premières décimales de quelques rationnels En mathématiques, le développement décimal périodique d un nombre rationnel est une écriture qui explicite la suite des décimales de ce nombre, en indiquant un bloc de chiffres qui se répète à l infini.… …
30Système décimal —  Ne doit pas être confondu avec Nombre décimal. Le système décimal est un système de numération utilisant la base dix. Dans ce système, les puissances de dix et leurs multiples bénéficient d une représentation privilégiée. Sommaire 1… …
