IN MATH: 1. n. a number written in standard notation; a number written in base 10 notation; an integer or number containing a decimal point. EX. Write the number 5 5/10 as a decimal. 2) n. decimal point. EX. Where's the decimal in the number 25?

IN ENGLISH: 1. as defined above.

APPLICATION: See list 10.

1. Write the number 5 5/10 as a decimal.

2. Where's the decimal in the number 25?

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