plural of decimal place

(computing) A storage mode that places two decimal digits into one byte, each digit occupying four bits. The sign occupies four bits in the least significant byte.

(mathematics) A number expressed in the decimal system (base ten), (particularly) fractional numbers so represented.

(typography) A period/full stop ⟨.⟩ or middot ⟨·⟩ used to set off the decimal or fractional part of a number. / (typography, inexact) Any decimal mark, inclusive of commas, separatrices, etc.

(arithmetic) Arithmetic using decimal numbers.

(arithmetic) the position of a digit to the right of the decimal point in a decimal number.

plural of decimal candle

(historical) A photometric standard formerly used in France, having the value of one twentieth of the Violle platinum standard, or slightly less than a British standard candle.

plural of decimal dozen

(computing) A decimal number encoded in such a way that each digit is represented by its own binary sequence, simplifying conversion from binary to decimal.