decimal point

noun

A period/full stop ⟨.⟩ or middot ⟨·⟩ used to set off the decimal or fractional part of a number, traditionally widely used in some countries but not others.

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decimal markpercentage pointpoint
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Meanings

noundecimal point (plural decimal points)

plural decimal points

  1. communicationsA period/full stop ⟨.⟩ or middot ⟨·⟩ used to set off the decimal or fractional part of a number, traditionally widely used in some countries but not others.
  2. broadlycommunicationsAny decimal mark (decimal separator), inclusive of commas, separatrices, etc.

    Synonyms: decimal mark

  3. broadlyproscribedarithmeticA decimal place.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny decimal mark (decimal separator), inclusive of commas, separatrices, etc.

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decimal mark

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe dot at the left of a decimal fraction

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percentage pointpoint
Broader
mathematical notation
Also see
decimal placedotinterpunctpercentage pointpointseparatrix

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic فَاصِل عَشْرِيّ
  • فَاصِل عَشْرِيّ (fāṣil ʕašriyy)the point used in English mathematics
Bulgarian десетична точна, десетична запетая
  • десетична точна (desetična točna)the point used in English mathematics
  • десетична запетая (desetična zapetaja)the decimal mark symbol, characteristic to the native tongue
Chinese Mandarin 小數點 /小数点
  • 小數點 /小数点 (xiǎoshùdiǎn)the point used in English mathematics
Czech desetinná tečka, desetinná čárka
  • desetinná tečkathe point used in English mathematics
  • desetinná čárkathe decimal mark symbol, characteristic to the native tongue
Finnish desimaalipiste, desimaalipilkku
  • desimaalipistethe point used in English mathematics
  • desimaalipilkkuthe decimal mark symbol, characteristic to the native tongue
French point, point décimal
  • pointthe point used in English mathematics
  • point décimalthe point used in English mathematics
  • virgulethe decimal mark symbol, characteristic to the native tongue
German Punkt, Dezimalpunkt
  • Punktthe point used in English mathematics
  • Dezimalpunktthe point used in English mathematics
  • Kommathe decimal mark symbol, characteristic to the native tongue
  • Dezimalkommathe decimal mark symbol, characteristic to the native tongue
Greek τελεία, υποδιαστολή
  • τελεία (teleía)the point used in English mathematics
  • υποδιαστολή (ypodiastolí)the decimal mark symbol, characteristic to the native tongue
Hindi दशमलव, दशमलव बिंदु
  • दशमलव (daśamlav)the point used in English mathematics
  • दशमलव बिंदु (daśamlav bindu)the point used in English mathematics
  • दशमलव बिंदु (daśamlav bindu)the decimal mark symbol, characteristic to the native tongue
Hungarian tizedespont, tizedesvessző
  • tizedespontthe point used in English mathematics
  • tizedesvesszőthe decimal mark symbol, characteristic to the native tongue
Irish pointe deachúlach
  • pointe deachúlachthe point used in English mathematics
Italian punto, virgola
  • puntothe point used in English mathematics
  • virgolathe decimal mark symbol, characteristic to the native tongue
Japanese 小数点
  • 小数点 (shōsūten)the point used in English mathematics
Korean 소수점
  • 소수점 (sosujeom)the point used in English mathematics
Polish separator dziesiętny, separator dziesiętny
  • separator dziesiętnythe point used in English mathematics
  • separator dziesiętnythe decimal mark symbol, characteristic to the native tongue
Portuguese ponto, vírgula
  • pontothe point used in English mathematics
  • vírgulathe decimal mark symbol, characteristic to the native tongue
Romanian punct zecimal, virgulă zecimală
  • punct zecimalthe point used in English mathematics
  • virgulă zecimalăthe point used in English mathematics
Russian десяти́чная то́чка, запята́я
  • десяти́чная то́чка (desjatíčnaja tóčka)the point used in English mathematics
  • запята́я (zapjatája)the decimal mark symbol, characteristic to the native tongue
  • десяти́чная запята́я (desjatíčnaja zapjatája)the decimal mark symbol, characteristic to the native tongue
Spanish punto decimal, coma decimal
  • punto decimalthe point used in English mathematics
  • coma decimalthe point used in English mathematics
Swedish decimalpunkt, decimalkomma
  • decimalpunktthe point used in English mathematics
  • decimalkommathe decimal mark symbol, characteristic to the native tongue
Tagalog tuldok-sampuan, sampuing tuldok
  • tuldok-sampuanthe point used in English mathematics
  • sampuing tuldokthe point used in English mathematics
Thai จุดทศนิยม
  • จุดทศนิยม (jùt-tót-sà-ní-yom)the point used in English mathematics
Ukrainian десятко́ва кра́пка, десятко́ва ко́ма
  • десятко́ва кра́пка (desjatkóva krápka)the point used in English mathematics
  • десятко́ва ко́ма (desjatkóva kóma)the decimal mark symbol, characteristic to the native tongue
Cite this entry
APA

decimal point. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decimal%20point

MLA

“decimal point.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decimal%20point. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decimal point,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decimal%20point.

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