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decimal

[des-uh-muhl, des-muhl] / ˈdɛs ə məl, ˈdɛs məl /




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According to Fodor, the new work confirms the Standard Model to 11 decimal places and significantly narrows the chances that unknown physics is hiding in this particular measurement.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

That little decimal point wasn’t a lot, but then, artificial intelligence was barely a decimal point’s worth of those index funds a few years ago.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

Readers see little of Ruth’s writing, but know her business transactions down to the last decimal point.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

He was also chief secretary to the Treasury as the UK prepared to move to decimal currency.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

“But this isn’t math. This is the Dewey decimal system and there’s always three numbers to the left of the decimal point.”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein




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