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A separator or a delimiter.
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What does the word comma mean?
A comma is a punctuation mark that separates phrases in a sentence. It looks like ,
What is a group of three digits in a numbers separated by a comma?
its called a period
What does a period mean in math class?
For the United States: The period, or decimal as it's called in math, means the number is less than a whole number. Examples: 3.45 means 3 pizzas and 45% of a pizza. $199.89 means 199 dollars and 89% of a dollar (89 cents). In some European countries, the decimal is used as a comma and the comma as a decimal, but just focus on what it means in your math class.
What separates the ones place from the tenths place?
The decimal point (.) In some countries I think it's called a fraction mark and a comma (,) is used and points (.) are used as thousands separators rather than commas.
A number in the millions has how many periods?
When you write a very large number, say seven digits, then you place a COMMA ( NOT a period) , at every third number. e.g. # 1234567 = 1,234,567 The period/Full stop is only used to delineate decimals.
What is the comma called that separates a period in a number For example in the number 100000 is the comma considered a placeholder or separator or some other term?
It is NOT a place holder though, for really big (or small) numbers it can help find the place value. It is called a separator or delimiter.
What is the period after thousands called?
it isn't a period it is a comma.
What is a six comma number called?
What are all the names of a comma in a number
In a number a group of 3 digits separated by a comma is called a what?
Commas are used to separate large numbers into groups of three digits. Each group is called a period.
What does the word comma mean?
A comma is a punctuation mark that separates phrases in a sentence. It looks like ,
What Musical punctuation similar to a comma or period in a sentence is called?
a cadence
What do you call the apostrophe comma period hyphen?
They are called Punctuation sings.
What is a group of three digits in a numbers separated by a comma?
its called a period
Do you use a comma before qoutes?
Not necessarily. A comma indicates a pause in speech, or separates ideas for clarity. Where there is no pause and no possible confusion there should be no comma.
What is 739 in the thousands period?
How to get 739,652 as the answer what is the number that has 652 in the ones period and 739 in the thousands period? to the right of the comma is ones period to the left is thousands period
Never place a period where god has placed a comma?
A comma causes a pause in a sentence and a period is a full stop. Never place a period where God has placed a comma.
Is there a comma after a period?
No, a comma is not used after a period. Periods and commas are distinct punctuation marks used for different purposes in writing.
