Meanings
noundecimal fraction (plural decimal fractions)
plural decimal fractions
- arithmeticA proper or improper fraction the denominator of which is a power of ten and the decimal representation of which is a terminating decimal number.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Bulgarian дробна част
- дробна част (drobna čast)fractional part of a decimal number
Chinese Mandarin 小數 /小数
- 小數 /小数 (xiǎoshù)fractional part of a decimal number
French fraction décimale
- fraction décimalefractional part of a decimal number
German Dezimalbruch, Zehnerbruch
- Dezimalbruchfractional part of a decimal number
- Zehnerbruchfractional part of a decimal number
Icelandic tugabrot
- tugabrotfractional part of a decimal number
Japanese 小数
- 小数 (shōsū)fractional part of a decimal number
Korean 소수
- 소수 (sosu)fractional part of a decimal number
Polish ułamek dziesiętny
- ułamek dziesiętnyfractional part of a decimal number
Romanian fracție zecimală
- fracție zecimalăfractional part of a decimal number
Russian десяти́чная дробь
- десяти́чная дробь (desjatíčnaja drobʹ)fractional part of a decimal number
Tagalog sampuing hatimbilang
- sampuing hatimbilangfractional part of a decimal number
Vietnamese tiểu số
- tiểu sốfractional part of a decimal number
Welsh ffracsiwn degol
- ffracsiwn degolfractional part of a decimal number
Cite this entry
APA
decimal fraction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decimal%20fraction
MLA
“decimal fraction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decimal%20fraction. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decimal fraction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decimal%20fraction.
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