decimal

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He was also chief secretary to the Treasury as the UK prepared to move to decimal currency.

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Only resounding wins over their nearest rivals now return a few more decimals.

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Despite leaving school at a young age and initially finding terms like "decimals" and "algebra" intimidating, Mr Elsom is said to have quite a talent for working with figures.

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Magnitude refers to the size of an earthquake, with increases marked as decimal points.

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Imagine a mathematical problem, in which the true answer runs to 32 decimal places but the shortened version runs to eight.

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