decimal point

Example Sentences

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“My usual rule of thumb is, move the decimal point one place to the left,” Matheson said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

That little decimal point wasn’t a lot, but then, artificial intelligence was barely a decimal point’s worth of those index funds a few years ago.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

Readers see little of Ruth’s writing, but know her business transactions down to the last decimal point.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Many people use 3.14159, but even that’s not quite right, because the digits to the right of the decimal point in pi go on forever.

From NewsForKids.net • Mar. 14, 2024

I moved the decimal point without using pencil nor paper and said, “One tenth of a hundred and twenty-two years comes to twelve full years and two-tenths of a year, sir.”

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis