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decimals

  1. Fractional numbers (see fraction) expressed as whole numbers of tenths, hundredths, thousandths, and so on. One-half, for example, is 0.5 in decimal terms.



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Only resounding wins over their nearest rivals now return a few more decimals.

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Despite leaving school at a young age and initially finding terms like "decimals" and "algebra" intimidating, Mr Elsom is said to have quite a talent for working with figures.

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You may choose to add some decimals until you get to exact zero, or you can go with 14 percent.

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Eventually she leads us toward more abstract concepts such as the polar coordinate system, a graphical approach to defining a point using distance and angle, as well as irrational numbers and decimals that repeat infinitely.

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LSU’s stadium radar gun is connected to its Trackman technology, meaning players, coaches and fans see the mph for each pitch with two decimals.

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