decimal

Summary

decimal is a positional numeral system^[1]. decimal draws 674 Wikipedia views per month (positional_numeral_system category, ranking #3 of 19).^[2]

Key Facts

• decimal's instance of is recorded as positional numeral system^[3].
• decimal followed nonary^[4].
• decimal was followed by undecimal^[5].
• decimal's Commons category is recorded as Decimal numbers^[6].
• decimal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Decimal numbers^[7].
• decimal's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica First Edition^[8].
• decimal's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5^[9].
• decimal's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[10].
• decimal's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[11].
• decimal's different from is recorded as decimal number^[12].
• decimal's different from is recorded as decimal separator^[13].
• decimal's radix is recorded as 10^[14].
• decimal's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[15].
• decimal's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[16].

Body

Definition and Type

decimal's instance of is recorded as positional numeral system^[3].

Why It Matters

decimal draws 674 Wikipedia views per month (positional_numeral_system category, ranking #3 of 19).^[2] decimal has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] decimal is known by 111 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]