decimal representation
nounUK /ˈdɛsɪməl ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən/
US /ˈdɛsəməl ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən/
A decimal representation is a way of writing a number using digits and a dot to show parts smaller than one.
The decimal representation of one half is 0.5.
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2. The string of digits produced when a number is written in base ten, possibly with a repeating or terminating pattern.
The decimal representation of one third is 0.333..., which repeats forever.
3. In computing, a text form of a number using the digits 0 through 9, as opposed to binary or hexadecimal.
The program converts the binary value into its decimal representation before printing it.
4. A way of expressing a quantity as a sum of digits multiplied by powers of ten.
In its decimal representation, 407 means four hundreds, zero tens, and seven ones.