Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun decimal

2 senses of decimal

Sense 1
decimal fraction, decimal -- (a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10)
       => proper fraction -- (a fraction with a numerator smaller than the denominator)

Sense 2
decimal -- (a number in the decimal system)
       => number -- (a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence")

Antonyms of adj decimal

1 sense of decimal

Sense 1
decimal, denary -- (numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten; "the decimal system")

INDIRECT (VIA quantitative) -> qualitative -- (involving distinctions based on qualities; "qualitative change"; "qualitative data"; "qualitative analysis determines the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture")

Similarity of adj decimal

1 sense of decimal

Sense 1
decimal, denary -- (numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten; "the decimal system")
       => quantitative (vs. qualitative) -- (expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement; "export wheat without quantitative limitations"; "quantitative analysis determines the amounts and proportions of the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture")