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decimal fraction
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Definition of DECIMAL FRACTION
: a fraction (as .25 = 25⁄100 or .025 = 25⁄1000) or mixed number (as 3.025 = 325⁄1000) in which the denominator is a power of 10 usually expressed by use of the decimal point
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1660
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