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Recent Examples of decimal
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.
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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
This can be easily understood by simply moving the decimal in the above example.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2023
After a few minutes of bites and banter, Mr. Portnoy renders his verdict, on a scale from zero to 10 that includes decimals.
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2023
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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
This can be easily understood by simply moving the decimal in the above example.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2023
After a few minutes of bites and banter, Mr. Portnoy renders his verdict, on a scale from zero to 10 that includes decimals.
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decimal
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Their actions have left only a small fraction of USAID employees on the job, slashed $60 billion in assistance overseas and upended decades of U.S. policy that foreign aid helps American interests abroad by stabilizing other countries and building alliances.—
GARY FIELDS AND ELLEN KNICKMEYER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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While around 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 daily, the median household retirement savings for those between the ages 65 and 75 stands around $200,000—a fraction of what’s needed to fund a 20- or 30-year retirement.—
Mike Vietri,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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After registering, your BLINK Membership number (BB + 9 digits) will serve as your access code during the ticket sale on February 27.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
27 Feb. 2025
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The scoreboard that hangs from the rafters at center ice inside 3M Arena at Mariucci only has two digits that show up in the season record after the final horn blows.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
20 Feb. 2025
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The dense text covered various ideas about cryptography, but Thompson (a former mathematics student) was particularly fascinated with a chapter about prime numbers, the crucial integers that make up the foundation of all computer and data coding.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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People got that idea because the May paper claimed to have used a D-Wave system to factor a 50-bit RSA integer.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
30 Oct. 2024
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With fewer business travelers, airlines might reduce the number of flights, charge leisure travelers more or charge less and hope to stimulate demand.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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That marks the highest monthly number of layoffs since July 2020, when 262,649 cuts were announced, the firm added.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2025
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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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That’s the second-largest numeric gain behind Texas, which has a larger overall population.—
Ian Hodgson,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Dec. 2022
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“Decimal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decimal. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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