Decimal separator
symbol used to separate the integer part from the fractional part of a number written in base 10
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The decimal separator is a symbol used to mark the border between the integer and the fractional parts of a decimal numeral. This symbol can be a period ("."), as is common in United States and other English-speaking countries, or a comma (","), as in continental Europe.[1][2][3] Decimal point and decimal comma are also common names for the decimal separator. For example, 9.5 means nine and one half in English speaking countries, while in many European countries, the same number might be written as 9,5.
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- ↑ "Compendium of Mathematical Symbols". Math Vault. 2020-03-01. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ↑ Weisstein, Eric W. "Decimal Point". mathworld.wolfram.com. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ↑ "Definition of Decimal Point". www.mathsisfun.com. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
