decimal place

noun

: the position of a digit as counted to the right of the decimal point in a decimal

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But not everything needs to be defined to the fifth decimal place! — Harry Kraemer, Forbes.com, 11 Jan. 2026 Well, humans have calculated it to 314 trillion decimal places and didn’t reach the end. — Rhett Allain, Wired News, 14 Mar. 2026 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani used Musk’s new decimal place to bring it back to one of his campaign promises. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 12 June 2026 The data center industry tracks power usage effectiveness to three decimal places and optimizes water usage intensity with machine precision. — Arjun Sharma, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for decimal place

Word History

First Known Use

1706, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of decimal place was in 1706

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decimal notation
decimal place
decimal point
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“Decimal place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decimal%20place. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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decimal place

noun
: any of the places to the right of the decimal point in a number expressed in decimal notation
5.732 has three decimal places
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