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• Dewey decimal classification (noun)
  1. a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number
• Dewey decimal system (noun)
  1. a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number
• Dewey decimal system, the
  1. a system used by libraries for putting books into groups according to their subject. General subjects (for example, sports) are given a number, and then particular parts of this subject (for example, the Olympics) are each given a more specific number using DECIMAL numbers. The system was invented by Melvil Dewey (1851-1931), a US LIBRARIAN .
• circulating decimal (noun)
  1. a decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself indefinitely
• decimal digit (noun)
  1. a digit from 0 to 9 in decimal notation
• decimal fraction (noun)
  1. a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
• decimal notation (noun)
  1. usually the digits 0 to 9 any notation that uses 10 different characters
• decimal number system (noun)
  1. a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of ten
• decimal numeration system (noun)
  1. a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of ten
• decimal point (noun)
  1. the FULL STOP in a decimal, used to separate whole numbers from TENTH s, HUNDREDTH s etc
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