Decimal System

Decimal system may refer to:

  • The decimal (base ten) number system, used in mathematics for writing numbers and performing arithmetic.
  • The Dewey Decimal System, a subject classification system used in libraries.
  • The decimal currency system, where each unit of currency can be divided into 100 (or 10 or 1000) sub-units.

Famous quotes containing the words decimal and/or system:

    “It makes little sense to spend a month teaching decimal fractions to fourth-grade pupils when they can be taught in a week, and better understood and retained, by sixth-grade students. Child-centeredness does not mean lack of rigor or standards; it does mean finding the best match between curricula and children’s developing interests and abilities.”
    —David Elkind (20th century)

    “Delight at having understood a very abstract and obscure system leads most people to believe in the truth of what it demonstrates.”
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