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decem-, decim-, deci-, dec-
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(Danish or Norwegian: eighteen; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Latin: hundred; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Greek: ten; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Latin: ten; also, a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Greek: from hexa-, "six"; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Danish and Norwegian: fifteen; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Greek: "giant"; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Greek: a hundred; many; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Greek: one thousand; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements and representing 103 or 1 000)
(Greek: small, tiny; also, a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Latin: thousand; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements; including, thousandth, thousandths)
(Greek: dwarf, dwarfish; pygmy; "little old man;" very small or tiny; also, a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Greek: derived from penta-, "five"; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Italian: very small or from Spanish, "beak, tip, very small"; and from Latin, beccus, beak; also, a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Greek: "monster, marvel"; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Greek: from octo-, "eight"; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Greek: from octo-, "eight"; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Latin: septo-, seven; a decimal prefix [10-21] used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Latin: septo-, "seven"; a decimal prefix [1021] used in the international metric system for measurements)
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“decimal”
decimal system
The number system in use throughout most of the world today, based on 10.
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Science and Technology Words from the Ancient Past to the Present, Part 1
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decimal system
The system of notation for real numbers that uses place values and base 10.
The numbers to the right of the decimal point represent a fractional part of a whole number.
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Measurements and Mathematics Terms
(page 5)