decimal

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Recent Examples of decimal Unlike some scales that give a decimal reading for pounds, the Greater Goods scale features accuracy down to 0.1 ounces and provides measurements in pounds with ounces, decimal pounds, or kilograms. Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 21 Mar. 2024 The closer that decimal is to one, the more compact the district is. Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2024 Of course, that doesn't make their mating calls, which can produce sounds as high as least 90 decimals, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, any more pleasant to the human year. USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024 Body fat percentage readings from the QardioBase X were within decimals of those from the Omron, while the Wyze Scale X was generally off by a percentage point or two for this metric. PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for decimal
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Noun
  • Without that aid this year, Avalon resorted to scraping 39,000 cubic yards from other areas of its own beach at its own expense — a small fraction of what is typically needed.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
  • Private, nonpartisan agencies now offer comparable legal protections for a fraction of MSEA’s cost.
    Jeremy Gosnell, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2025
Noun
  • Charlotte weekend forecast Temperatures will reach up to about 95 degrees in Charlotte Saturday, with the heat index reaching into triple digits, the NWS forecast says.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 19 July 2025
  • The file was converted from binary format into hexadecimal, an encoding scheme that uses the digits 0 through 9 and the letters A through F to represent binary values in a compact combination of characters.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • Research shows that by reducing numerical precision from 32-bit floats to 8-bit integers (or lower), most AI applications can maintain accuracy while slashing power consumption by four to five times.
    Lee-Lean Shu, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Like Shor’s algorithm, the new approach factors integers in a reasonable amount of time.
    Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • Streets included in the network are focus areas in a citywide effort to curb the number of vehicle crashes with injuries.
    Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 29 July 2025
  • From the 1980s to the 2010s, a series of mergers and new ventures doubled the number of taxi companies to six: Yellow (merged with Roy’s), Austin (merged with Harlem), American, Texas, Lone Star and Checker.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 29 July 2025
Noun
  • From intuition To numerics Turning dread into numbers is possible.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
  • The diminished Northeast population appears to be driven by New York, which ranks first in both numeric and per capita population decline.
    Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Dec. 2022

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