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  2. Decimal separator - Wikipedia

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    A radix point is most often used in decimal (base 10) notation, when it is more commonly called the decimal point (the prefix deci-implying base 10). In English-speaking countries , the decimal point is usually a small dot (.) placed either on the baseline, or halfway between the baseline and the top of the digits ( · ) [ 25 ] [ a ] In many ...

  3. Positional notation - Wikipedia

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    Place values are the number of the base raised to the nth power, where n is the number of other digits between a given digit and the radix point. If a given digit is on the left hand side of the radix point (i.e. its value is an integer ) then n is positive or zero; if the digit is on the right hand side of the radix point (i.e., its value is ...

  4. Point of sale - Wikipedia

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    The point of sale (POS) or point of purchase (POP) is the time and place at which a retail transaction is completed.At the point of sale, the merchant calculates the amount owed by the customer, indicates that amount, may prepare an invoice for the customer (which may be a cash register printout), and indicates the options for the customer to make payment.

  5. Numeric precision in Microsoft Excel - Wikipedia

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    Here the 'IEEE 754 double value' resulting of the 15 bit figure is 3.330560653658221E-15, which is rounded by Excel for the 'user interface' to 15 digits 3.33056065365822E-15, and then displayed with 30 decimals digits gets one 'fake zero' added, thus the 'binary' and 'decimal' values in the sample are identical only in display, the values ...

  6. Hindu–Arabic numeral system - Wikipedia

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    The Hindu–Arabic system is designed for positional notation in a decimal system. In a more developed form, positional notation also uses a decimal marker (at first a mark over the ones digit but now more commonly a decimal point or a decimal comma which separates the ones place from the tenths place), and also a symbol for "these digits recur ad infinitum".

  7. Decimal - Wikipedia

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    Place value of number in decimal system. The decimal numeral system (also called the base-ten positional numeral system and denary / ˈ d iː n ər i / [1] or decanary) is the standard system for denoting integer and non-integer numbers. It is the extension to non-integer numbers (decimal fractions) of the Hindu–Arabic numeral system.

  8. Significant figures - Wikipedia

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    A decimal point may be placed after the number; for example "1300." indicates specifically that trailing zeros are meant to be significant. [7] As the conventions above are not in general use, the following more widely recognized options are available for indicating the significance of number with trailing zeros:

  9. Cash register - Wikipedia

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    National cash register from the end of the 19th century, National History Museum, Sofia A cash register, sometimes called a till or automated money handling system, is a mechanical or electronic device for registering and calculating transactions at a point of sale.