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    Math Definitions -> D -> Decimal Point

 Decimal Point


A point or dot used to separate the whole number part from the fractional part of a number.

Example: in the number 36.9 the dot separates the 36 (the whole number part from the 9 (the fractional part, which really means 9/10)