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📚 Glossary Term

Decimal

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Definition A number that includes tenths, hundredths, thousandths, or other place values to the right of the ones place.

🧒 In Simple Words

A decimal is a number with a decimal point that can show parts smaller than one whole.

📌 Example

3.45 is a decimal.

✏️ Use It in a Sentence

"We compared each decimal by place value."

🔗 Related Terms

Place ValueThousandthsPower of Ten