decimal point

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

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

The chances — percentage-wise — of him ever making the ring of honor probably start with a decimal point.

From Seattle Times

What percentage — and it may start with a decimal point — did you give the backup to pull it out with his team down four against the reigning NFC champs?

From Seattle Times

“Atto” is the scientific notation prefix that represents 10-18, which is a decimal point followed by 17 zeroes and a 1.

From Salon