It comes from the Latin word decimus, meaning 'tenth'. Decimal places are ordered in powers of ten.
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A non-terminating decimal.
A decimal without a remainder is a whole number or integer.
fraction
That could be a fraction, a decimal, or a mixed number.
To express 147 as a decimal, you simply write it as 147.0. This is because whole numbers can be represented as decimals by adding a decimal point and a zero after the number. In this case, 147 remains the same when written as a decimal.