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decimal point

The correct spelling is decimal point.

How to pronounce decimal point

noun

Say it like: Des-ima-l p-oyn-t

The correct spelling is decimal point. A period/full stop ⟨.⟩ or middot ⟨·⟩ used to set off the decimal or fractional part of a number.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A period/full stop ⟨.⟩ or middot ⟨·⟩ used to set off the decimal or fractional part of a number.
  2. 2.(inexact) Any decimal mark, inclusive of commas, separatrices, etc.
  3. 3.A decimal place.

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