decimal point

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Noun

decimal point (plural decimal points)

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

Synonyms

• separatrix (obsolete)

Translations

• French: point, point décimal
• German: Punkt, Dezimalpunkt
• Italian: punto
• Portuguese: ponto
• Russian: десяти́чная то́чка
• Spanish: punto decimal, coma decimal

Translations

• French: virgule
• German: Komma, Dezimalkomma
• Italian: virgola
• Portuguese: vírgula
• Russian: запята́я

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