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Concatenation vs Decimal - What's the difference?

concatenation | decimal |

In context|countable|lang=en terms the difference between concatenation and decimal

is that concatenation is (countable) a series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession while decimal is (countable) a number expressed in this system.

As nouns the difference between concatenation and decimal

is that concatenation is (countable) a series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession while decimal is (arithmetic|computing|uncountable) the number system that uses the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.

As a adjective decimal is

(arithmetic|computing) concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.

concatenation

English

(Wikipedia)

Noun

  • (countable) A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession.
  • * 1927 , Albert Einstein, as quoted by H. G. Kessler in The Diary of a Cosmopolitan (1971)
  • Try and penetrate with our limited means the secrets of nature and you will find that, behind all the discernible concatenations , there remains something subtle, intangible and inexplicable.
  • (uncountable) The application of these series of links.
  • (programming) Operation of joining multiple character strings.
  • See also

    * concatenate

    decimal

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia decimal)
  • (arithmetic, computing, uncountable) The number system that uses the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
  • (countable) A number expressed in this system.
  • (informal) A decimal place.
  • Pi has a value of 3.141, to three decimals .
  • (informal) A numeral written as a concatenation of successive negative powers of the base.
  • (informal) A decimal point.
  • Synonyms

    * (system ): base 10, decimal system * (number ): decimal number * (decimal place ): decimal place, place of decimals

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.
  • Synonyms

    * base-10, denary (rare)

    See also

    * base * binary * hexadecimal * octal

    Anagrams

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