小しょう数すう点てん以い下かの桁けた数すう

Meanings

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noun

number of decimal places

computing

Computing and mathematics term for the count of digits after the decimal point.

この計けい算さんでは、小しょう数すう点てん以い下かの桁けた数すうを3桁けたに設せっ定ていしてください。
For this calculation, please set the number of decimal places to 3.

by means of, because, in view of

下below, down, descend

桁beam, girder, spar

Similar words

小しょう数すう点てん
Refers to the decimal point itself, not the count of digits after it.
桁けた
Means 'digit' or 'place'; used in many counting contexts, not limited to decimals.

Etymology

Compound of 小数点 (decimal point), 以下 (below), の (possessive particle), 桁 (digit), and 数 (number). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward technical compound.