a. [ F. décimal (cf. LL. decimalis), fr. L. decimus tenth, fr. decem ten. See Ten, and cf. Dime. ] 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;
Decimal arithmetic,
Decimal fraction,
Decimal point,
n. A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction. [ 1913 Webster ]
Circulating decimal,
Circulatory decimal
n. same as decimalization.
v.
n. The system of a decimal currency, decimal weights, measures, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. the act of changing to a decimal system;
v. t. to convert the dominant units of measure (e.g. of currency) to a decimal-based system; to reduce to a decimal system;
adv. By tens; by means of decimals. [ 1913 Webster ]