Fraction vs. Decimal

Fractionnoun

A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.

Fractionnoun

A ratio of two numbers, the numerator and the denominator, usually written one above the other and separated by a horizontal bar.

Fractionnoun

(chemistry) A component of a mixture, separated by fractionation.

Fractionnoun

In a eucharistic service, the breaking of the host.

Fractionnoun

A small amount.

Fractionnoun

The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence.

Fractionverb

To divide or break into fractions.

Fractionnoun

The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence.

Fractionnoun

A portion; a fragment.

Fractionnoun

One or more aliquot parts of a unit or whole number; an expression for a definite portion of a unit or magnitude.

Fractionverb

To separate by means of, or to subject to, fractional distillation or crystallization; to fractionate; - frequently used with out; as, to fraction out a certain grade of oil from pretroleum.

Fractionnoun

a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process

Fractionnoun

a small part or item forming a piece of a whole

Fractionnoun

the quotient of two rational numbers

Fractionverb

perform a division;

Decimalnoun

(countable) A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system.

Decimalnoun

The decimal system itself.

Decimalnoun

(informal) A decimal place.

Decimalnoun

(informal) A decimal point.

Decimaladjective

Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.

Decimaladjective

Of or pertaining to decimals; numbered or proceeding by tens; having a tenfold increase or decrease, each unit being ten times the unit next smaller; as, decimal notation; a decimal coinage.

Decimalnoun

A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction.

Decimalnoun

a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10

Decimalnoun

a number in the decimal system

Decimaladjective

numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten;

Decimaladjective

divided by tens or hundreds;

Decimal

The decimal numeral system (also called the base-ten positional numeral system, and occasionally called denary or decanary) is the standard system for denoting integer and non-integer numbers. It is the extension to non-integer numbers of the Hindu–Arabic numeral system.