IN MATH: 1. n. 1/10,; the reciprocal of 10. 2. TENTHS: n. first place to the right of the decimal in a decimal number. EX. A dime is a tenth of a dollar.

IN ENGLISH: 1. as defined above.

APPLICATION: See list 10.

1. Write in decimal notation: four and seven tenths.

2. Six hundred thousandths is how many tenths?

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