小しょう数すう

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

decimal; decimal fraction

Refers to numbers with a decimal point, as opposed to integers or fractions written with a numerator and denominator. Common in mathematics and everyday contexts.

• 小しょう数すうの計けい算さんは小しょう数すう点てんの位い置ちに気きをつけてください。

  When calculating with decimals, be careful about the position of the decimal point.