Decimals
The number system most commonly used today is based on the Hindu-Arabic number system, which was developed in what is now India around 300 B.C.E. The Arab mathematicians adopted this system a...
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Decimal Fractions
All common fractions can be converted to decimal fractions by dividing the numerator by the denominator. For example:½ = 0.5
Ancient mathematical records—Hindu-Arabic, G...
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Decimal Position System
The decimal position system, also called the Hindu-Arabic or Arabic system, is a numeral system in which all derived units are based on the number 10 and the powers of 10. The ...
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Decimal System
It is suspected that our decimal system originated with the ancient practice of counting on fingers, first with one hand, later wih both hands. Thus the use of the number ten as our num...
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Decimals
Decimal Fractions
Decimal System