Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The position of a digit to the right of a decimal point, usually identified by successive ascending ordinal numbers with the digit immediately to the right of the decimal point being first.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun arithmetic the position of a
digit to the right of thedecimal point in adecimal number .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word decimal place.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.