DECIMAL FRACTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does decimal fraction mean? 

• DECIMAL FRACTION (noun)
  The noun DECIMAL FRACTION has 1 sense:

1. a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10

  Familiarity information: DECIMAL FRACTION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DECIMAL FRACTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

decimal; decimal fraction

Hypernyms ("decimal fraction" is a kind of...):

proper fraction (a fraction with a numerator smaller than the denominator)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "decimal fraction"):

circulating decimal; recurring decimal; repeating decimal (a decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself indefinitely)