decimal fraction

[des-uh-muhl frak-shuhn, des-muhl]

noun

Arithmetic.

1. a fraction whose denominator is some power of 10, usually indicated by a decimal point placed before the numerator, as 0.4 = 4/10; 0.126 = 126/1000.

decimal fraction

noun

1. another name for decimal

decimal fraction

1. A decimal having no digits to the left of the decimal point except zero, such as 0.2 or 0.00354.

Word History and Origins

Origin of decimal fraction¹

First recorded in 1650–60