Meanings
noundecimal place (plural decimal places)
plural decimal places
- arithmeticThe position of a digit to the right of the decimal mark in a decimal number.
The answer is 1.245, to three decimal places.
Synonyms: decimal, place of decimals, decimal point
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe position of a digit to the right of the decimal mark in a decimal number.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 小數位 /小数位
- 小數位 /小数位 (xiǎoshù wèi)position of digit to the right of the decimal point
Czech desetinné místo
- desetinné místoposition of digit to the right of the decimal point
Esperanto decimalo
- decimaloposition of digit to the right of the decimal point
Estonian komakoht
- komakohtposition of digit to the right of the decimal point
Finnish desimaali
- desimaaliposition of digit to the right of the decimal point
French décimale
- décimaleposition of digit to the right of the decimal point
German Dezimalstelle, Nachkommastelle
- Dezimalstelleposition of digit to the right of the decimal point
- Nachkommastelleposition of digit to the right of the decimal point
Hindi दशमलव
- दशमलव (daśamlav)position of digit to the right of the decimal point
Icelandic aukastafur
- aukastafurposition of digit to the right of the decimal point
Japanese 小数位
- 小数位 (shōsui)position of digit to the right of the decimal point
Malay tempat perpuluhan
- tempat perpuluhanposition of digit to the right of the decimal point
Polish cyfra rozwinięcia dziesiętnego, miejsce dziesiętne
- cyfra rozwinięcia dziesiętnegoposition of digit to the right of the decimal point
- miejsce dziesiętneposition of digit to the right of the decimal point
- miejsce po przecinkuposition of digit to the right of the decimal point
Portuguese casa decimal
- casa decimalposition of digit to the right of the decimal point
Romanian zecimală
- zecimalăposition of digit to the right of the decimal point
Russian десяти́чный разря́д
- десяти́чный разря́д (desjatíčnyj razrjád)position of digit to the right of the decimal point
Scottish Gaelic deicheamh, ionad deicheach
- deicheamhposition of digit to the right of the decimal point
- ionad deicheachposition of digit to the right of the decimal point
Tagalog sampuan
- sampuanposition of digit to the right of the decimal point
Welsh lle degol
- lle degolposition of digit to the right of the decimal point
Cite this entry
APA
decimal place. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decimal%20place
MLA
“decimal place.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decimal%20place. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decimal place,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decimal%20place.
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