Phrase guide

decimal fraction

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A proper or improper fraction the denominator of which is a power of ten and the decimal representation of which is a terminating decimal number.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: arithmetic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: decimal

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: proper fraction

Narrower terms: circulating decimal, recurring decimal, repeating decimal

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: дробна част (drobna čast) — fractional part of a decimal number
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小數 /小数 (xiǎoshù) — fractional part of a decimal number
  • French: fraction décimale — fractional part of a decimal number
  • German: Dezimalbruch — fractional part of a decimal number
  • German: Zehnerbruch — fractional part of a decimal number
  • Icelandic: tugabrot — fractional part of a decimal number
  • Japanese: 小数 (shōsū) — fractional part of a decimal number
  • Korean: 소수 (sosu) — fractional part of a decimal number
  • Polish: ułamek dziesiętny — fractional part of a decimal number
  • Romanian: fracție zecimală — fractional part of a decimal number
  • Russian: десяти́чная дробь (desjatíčnaja drobʹ) — fractional part of a decimal number
  • Tagalog: sampuing hatimbilang — fractional part of a decimal number
  • Vietnamese: tiểu số — fractional part of a decimal number
  • Welsh: ffracsiwn degol — fractional part of a decimal number