decimal place
noun
: the position of a digit as counted to the right of the decimal point in a decimal
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Long before computers, historic scientists such as Isaac Newton spent many hours calculating decimal places by hand.
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Curt Anderson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2024
To three decimal places, the actual number was +0.155%.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
Like the headline, to the third decimal place, the number was +0.165% (i.e., 0.00165), rounded up to +0.2%; again, only a whisker away from reporting at +0.1%.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
The government rounds the number (either up or down) to one decimal place for official reporting.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
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Curt Anderson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2024
To three decimal places, the actual number was +0.155%.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
Like the headline, to the third decimal place, the number was +0.165% (i.e., 0.00165), rounded up to +0.2%; again, only a whisker away from reporting at +0.1%.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
The government rounds the number (either up or down) to one decimal place for official reporting.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
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“Decimal place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decimal%20place. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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