No, it cannot.
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5 ten thousandths in decimal form is 0.0005 Any decimal number that has three zeros after the decimal point and then a lower number than 5 is smaller. If the number has more than three zeros after the decimal point it is smaller.
When ' n ' has no more than one non-zero digit after the decimal point, and it is in the first place after the point.
The first place after the decimal point is tenths. The second place after the decimal point is hundredths The third place after the decimal point is thousandths. So the number must extend to the third place after the decimal.
If the decimal point on a number is less than 0.5 then round the number down, for example 12.49999 rounds to 12 with zero decimal places. If the decimal point on a number is equal to or greater than 0.5 then round the number up, for example 12.500000 rounds to 13 with zero decimal places.
A decimal number is not always smaller than a whole number. This is a decimal number 2.45 The number on the left of the decimal point shows the whole numbers. The numbers on the right of the point shows the parts/fractions. This number is not a whole number .098 This number is a whole number 2.00 This number has whole numbers and parts/fractions of the whole 2.098