decimal place
noun
: the position of a digit as counted to the right of the decimal point in a decimal
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Even though the sequence continues indefinitely, pi enthusiasts have made hobbies out of memorizing and reciting as many decimal places as possible.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2024
In 2015, Meena recited 70,000 decimal places blindfolded.
—Michelle Lou, CNN, 14 Mar. 2023
Poll results reported with a decimal place will not be rounded up or down.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2023
That means all part dimensions need to be to the third decimal place in millimeters and tolerances need to be specified in single digit microns.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 19 Oct. 2023
Your scale should measure over one kilogram, to at least one decimal place.
—Eleanor Hildebrandt, Popular Mechanics, 30 June 2021
In 1949 the electronic computer ENIAC was used for 70 machine hours to calculate pi to more than 2,000 decimal places.
—Jeffery Delviscio, Scientific American, 14 Mar. 2023
Rajveer Meena holds the record for reciting the most number of decimal places of pi.
—Michelle Lou, CNN, 14 Mar. 2023
The highest and lowest scores for each run or trick are dropped, and the remaining three scores are averaged to one decimal place resulting in the final score.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2021
Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2024
In 2015, Meena recited 70,000 decimal places blindfolded.
—Michelle Lou, CNN, 14 Mar. 2023
Poll results reported with a decimal place will not be rounded up or down.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2023
That means all part dimensions need to be to the third decimal place in millimeters and tolerances need to be specified in single digit microns.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 19 Oct. 2023
Your scale should measure over one kilogram, to at least one decimal place.
—Eleanor Hildebrandt, Popular Mechanics, 30 June 2021
In 1949 the electronic computer ENIAC was used for 70 machine hours to calculate pi to more than 2,000 decimal places.
—Jeffery Delviscio, Scientific American, 14 Mar. 2023
Rajveer Meena holds the record for reciting the most number of decimal places of pi.
—Michelle Lou, CNN, 14 Mar. 2023
The highest and lowest scores for each run or trick are dropped, and the remaining three scores are averaged to one decimal place resulting in the final score.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2021
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“Decimal place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decimal%20place. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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