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harvien

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''Decimal is a number in the decimal system'';wordreference says but i didn't anything.Can that be saying such as 1,2 , 000,5 or 55,2
Yes, it is referring to any number involving a decimal point, such as 1.2, 0.5 (that's all 000.5 really means) or 55.2.

But be careful, unlike in languages such as French, we used a full stop, not a comma, to indicate a decimal place.
Exactly. A decimal number is just what you understand from the dictionary and the examples you´ve used.
That is very helpful.
Thanks very very much both.
''Decimal is a number in the decimal system'';wordreference says but i didn't anything.Can that be saying such as 1,2 , 000,5 or 55,2

Just to be clear, there is a difference between a decimal indicator and a decimal number.

A decimal number is any number in a system to the base 10.

A decimal indicator is the symbol or expression used to denote a decimal fraction.

Some countries use the ',' as the decimal indicator while others use the '.'

International air controllers speak the word "decimal" to avoid confusion, for example: "Contact ground control now on one twenty-one decimal nine."
Some countries use the ',' as the decimal indicator while others use the '.'

International air controllers speak the word "decimal" to avoid confusion, for example: "Contact ground control now on one twenty-one decimal nine."

In English-speaking countries, generally a dot is used, which is sometimes referred to as a decimal point. The comma is usually used to separate the thousands. In ordinary speech, sdgraham's example would be read out as 'twenty-one point nine'.
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