decimal point

Definitions

General English

• noun a dot used to show the division between whole numbers and parts of numbers in decimals, such as 2.05

Accounting

• noun a dot which indicates the division between the whole unit and its smaller parts, e.g. 4.75

Aviation

• noun the dot (.) used to separate a whole number from a decimal fraction

Electronics

• The point, within a decimal number, which indicates what power of ten a digit is.

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