DECIMAL POINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does decimal point mean? 

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

1. the dot at the left of a decimal fraction

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• DECIMAL POINT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The dot at the left of a decimal fraction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

decimal point; percentage point; point

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

mathematical notation (a notation used by mathematicians)

 Context examples 

A number that can have its decimal point in any position.

(Float, NCI Thesaurus)

An indication of the specific number of digits to be expected to the right of the decimal point in a line of numbers.

(Decimal Place, NCI Thesaurus)