The decimal numeral system (also called the base-ten positional numeral system and denary /ˈdiːnəri/ or decanary) is the standard system for denoting...
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The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), colloquially known as the Dewey Decimal System, is a proprietary library classification system which allows new...
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symbol can be called a decimal mark, decimal marker, or decimal sign. Symbol-specific names are also used; decimal point and decimal comma refer to a dot...
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Decimal degrees (DD) is a notation for expressing latitude and longitude geographic coordinates as decimal fractions of a degree. DD are used in many geographic...
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A repeating decimal or recurring decimal is a decimal representation of a number whose digits are eventually periodic (that is, after some place, the...
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the day into 10 decimal hours, each decimal hour into 100 decimal minutes and each decimal minute into 100 decimal seconds (100000 decimal seconds per day)...
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Decimal Day (Irish: Lá Deachúil) in the United Kingdom and in Ireland was Monday 15 February 1971, the day on which each country decimalised its respective...
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Look up decimal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Decimal could mean: The decimal or base ten numeral system Decimal (unit), an obsolete unit of measure...
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Decimal system may refer to: Decimal (base ten) number system, used in mathematics for writing numbers and performing arithmetic Dewey Decimal System,...
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computing and electronic systems, binary-coded decimal (BCD) is a class of binary encodings of decimal numbers where each digit is represented by a fixed...
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A decimal calendar is a calendar which includes units of time based on the decimal system. For example, a "decimal month" would consist of a year with...
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Scientific notation (redirect from Decimal scientific notation)
numbers that are too large or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form, since to do so would require writing out an inconveniently long string...
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A decimal representation of a non-negative real number r is its expression as a sequence of symbols consisting of decimal digits traditionally written...
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Metric prefix (redirect from Decimal prefix)
by one thousand; one millimetre is equal to one thousandth of a metre. Decimal multiplicative prefixes have been a feature of all forms of the metric...
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Binary number (redirect from Binary-to-decimal conversion)
similar to its decimal counterpart. In the example below, the divisor is 1012, or 5 in decimal, while the dividend is 110112, or 27 in decimal. The procedure...
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Dot-decimal notation is a presentation format for numerical data. It consists of a string of decimal numbers, using the full stop (dot) as a separation...
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Significant figures (redirect from Decimal place)
instrument's resolution. A zero after a decimal (e.g., 1.0) is significant, and care should be used when appending such a decimal of zero. Thus, in the case of...
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Decimal floating-point (DFP) arithmetic refers to both a representation and operations on decimal floating-point numbers. Working directly with decimal...
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Decimalisation (redirect from Decimal currency)
have decimalised their currencies, converting them from non-decimal sub-units to a decimal system, with one basic currency unit and sub-units that are...
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Gigabyte (section Base 10 (decimal))
between units based on decimal and binary prefixes increases as a semi-logarithmic (linear-log) function—for example, the decimal kilobyte value is nearly...
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Hexadecimal (section Distinguishing from decimal)
system that represents numbers using a radix (base) of sixteen. Unlike the decimal system representing numbers using ten symbols, hexadecimal uses sixteen...
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The IEEE 754-2008 standard includes decimal floating-point number formats in which the significand and the exponent (and the payloads of NaNs) can be...
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A non-decimal currency is a currency that has sub-units that are a non-decimal fraction of the main unit, i.e. the number of sub-units in a main unit is...
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A decimal (also spelled decimil [citation needed] or dismil; Bengali: শতক) is a unit of area in India and Bangladesh. After metrication in the mid-20th...
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Paragraph (redirect from Decimal section number)
Paragraphs are commonly numbered using the decimal system, where (in books) the integral part of the decimal represents the number of the chapter and the...
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A decimal computer is a computer that can represent numbers and addresses in decimal and that provides instructions to operate on those numbers and addresses...
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Floating-point arithmetic (redirect from Floating decimal point)
In practice, most floating-point systems use base two, though base ten (decimal floating point) is also common. Floating-point arithmetic operations, such...
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Duodecimal (redirect from Duo-decimal)
the number twelve is denoted "10", meaning 1 twelve and 0 units; in the decimal system, this number is instead written as "12" meaning 1 ten and 2 units...
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Classification (KDC) Nippon Decimal Classification (NDC) Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) Classification Decimal Decimal section numbering This set...
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