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The period in "3.14" is called a "decimal." The digits after the decimal in "3.14" are enumerated as "decimal places." What each decimal place "means" depends o
by erichocean 6y ago
The period in "3.14" is called a "decimal." The digits after the decimal in "3.14" are enumerated as "decimal places." What each decimal place "means" depends on the numeric base.
So, "decimal places" or "rounding to a decimal place" has nothing to do with base 10 (which is what I think you are implying): decimal and "decimal places" exist in all bases, including base 2, and the meaning of each "decimal place" depends on the numeric base (base 10, base 2, etc.).
- nitrogen 6y agoSometimes people use "binary point" to distinguish from decimal point and avoid the confusion of the dec- prefix.
- erichocean 6y ago"Fraction point" and "fraction (or fractional) places" might be a decent alternative that clearly works in any base, while also conveying its purpose.
- SAI_Peregrinus 6y ago"Radix point" or "radix place" are the generic terms I've seen most often.