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  2. Decimal - Wikipedia

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    Place value of number in decimal system. The decimal numeral system (also called the base-ten positional numeral system and denary / ˈ d iː n ər i / [1] or decanary) is the standard system for denoting integer and non-integer numbers. It is the extension to non-integer numbers (decimal fractions) of the Hindu–Arabic numeral system.

  3. Positional notation - Wikipedia

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    Positional notation, also known as place-value notation, positional numeral system, or simply place value, usually denotes the extension to any base of the Hindu–Arabic numeral system (or decimal system).

  4. Numerical digit - Wikipedia

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    The decimal numeral system uses a decimal separator, commonly a period in English, or a comma in other European languages, [2] to denote the "ones place" or "units place", [3] [4] [5] which has a place value one. Each successive place to the left of this has a place value equal to the place value of the previous digit times the base. Similarly ...

  5. Decimal separator - Wikipedia

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    Any such symbol can be called a decimal mark, decimal marker, or decimal sign. Symbol-specific names are also used; decimal point and decimal comma refer to a dot (either baseline or middle ) and comma respectively, when it is used as a decimal separator; these are the usual terms used in English, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] with the aforementioned ...

  6. Decimal degrees - Wikipedia

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    Decimal degrees (DD) is a notation for expressing latitude and longitude geographic coordinates as decimal fractions of a degree. DD are used in many geographic information systems (GIS), web mapping applications such as OpenStreetMap , and GPS devices.

  7. Significant figures - Wikipedia

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    (with infinite trailing zeros to the right of the decimal point). As a result, 4 does not impact the number of significant figures or digits in the result of calculations with it. A mathematical or physical constant has significant figures to its known digits. π is a specific real number with several equivalent definitions. All of the digits ...

  8. Numeral system - Wikipedia

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    The most commonly used system of numerals is decimal. Indian mathematicians are credited with developing the integer version, the Hindu–Arabic numeral system. [9] Aryabhata of Kusumapura developed the place-value notation in the 5th century and a century later Brahmagupta introduced the symbol for zero. The system slowly spread to other ...

  9. Number - Wikipedia

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    The concept of decimal fractions is closely linked with decimal place-value notation; the two seem to have developed in tandem. For example, it is common for the Jain math sutra to include calculations of decimal-fraction approximations to pi or the square root of 2.