decimally
- a word derived from decimal.
Example Sentences
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For purposes of common barter, there ought to be a two-cent piece, a four-cent, and perhaps a seven-cent; and thus we shall be compelled to think decimally.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 428 Volume 17, New Series, March 13, 1852 by Chambers, William
In the following table are given the sizes of tapping drills, to give full threads, the diameters being practically but not decimally correct:— Diameterof tap.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
The Prussian pound of 500 grms., decimally divided, is substituted for the previous standard of 233.865 grms. 2-6.
From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur
This was to be the unit, and divided decimally.
From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur
The decimal system is the best adapted to facilitate all such calculations; and it becomes an interesting question to consider whether our own currency might not be converted into one decimally divided.
From On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures by Babbage, Charles
