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Fractional vs Decimal - What's the difference?

fractional | decimal |

As adjectives the difference between fractional and decimal

is that fractional is pertaining to a fraction while decimal is concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.

As nouns the difference between fractional and decimal

is that fractional is an expression of a fractional number while decimal is the number system that uses the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.

fractional

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to a fraction.
  • Divided; fragmentary; incomplete.
  • Very small; minute.
  • (chemistry) Relating to a process or product of fractional distillation.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (grammar) An expression of a fractional number.
  • In English, most ordinals double as fractionals''' — "third", "fourth", and so on — with the exception of "second", whose corresponding '''fractional is "half".
  • Partial ownership of a property, such as real estate or a chartered airplane, such that each partial owner has use of the property for only a portion of the time.
  • A fractional is much more expensive than a traditional timeshare, but to many people, it's worth it.
  • (chemistry) Relating to a fraction in a material distillation or separation process.
  • 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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