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)

    “Daily life is governed by an economic system in which the production and consumption of insults tends to balance out.”
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