decimal place

decimal place

English

Noun

decimal place (plural decimal places)

1. (arithmetic) the position of a digit to the right of the decimal point in a decimal number.

   The answer is 1.245, to three decimal places

Usage notes

• See decimal point

Synonyms

• decimal (informal)
• place of decimals

Translations

position of digit to the right of the decimal point

Chinese: Mandarin: 小數位, 小数位 (xiǎoshù wèi) Czech: desetinné místo n Finnish: desimaali (fi) French: décimale (fr) f German: Dezimalstelle f, Nachkommastelle (de) f Japanese: 小数位 (しょうすい, shōsui)

Malay: tempat perpuluhan Portuguese: casa decimal f Romanian: zecimală (ro) f Russian: десяти́чный разря́д m (desjatíčnyj razrjád) Scottish Gaelic: deicheamh m, ionad deicheach m Tagalog: sampuan