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Graph of the fractional part of real numbers. The fractional part or decimal part [1] of a non‐negative real number is the excess beyond that number's integer part.The latter is defined as the largest integer not greater than x, called floor of x or ⌊ ⌋.
Chinese decimal time ceased to be used in 1645 when the Shíxiàn calendar, based on European astronomy and brought to China by the Jesuits, adopted 96 ke per day alongside 12 double hours, making each ke exactly one-quarter hour. [4] Gēng (更) is a time signal given by drum or gong.