decimalform
nounUK /ˈdɛsɪməl fɔːm/
US /ˈdɛsɪməl fɔːrm/
A way of writing a number using a dot to show parts smaller than one.
We wrote one half in decimal form as 0.5.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The standard base-ten way of writing a whole number with digits.
Write three hundred in decimal form as 300.
3. A number written with a decimal point rather than as a fraction.
The decimal form of three quarters is 0.75.
4. A format used in computing to store numbers with a fixed point.
The program saved the price in decimal form.