The purpose is to separate whole numbers from fractional parts of whole numbers.
When the fractional parts, if any, of the two decimal numbers sum to 1.
Decimal point
When the fractional parts of the two decimals (the bits to the right of the decimal point) are equivalent.
Integers.
The purpose is to separate whole numbers from fractional parts of whole numbers.
Because 15 is a whole integer with no fractional parts to it, we write 15.0 for it to be a decimal.
The integer for 55 inches is 55, as integers do not have decimal or fractional parts.
From left to right,the signum (or sign),a string of integers representing the integer part (if any),the decimal indicator: nowadays a comma or a full stop (if there is a fractional part - see next),a string of integers representing the fractional part (if any),an ellipsis to indicate that the fractional part continues - either repeating endlessly or not.
The fractional portion is 0.261
They are the decimal fractional part.
64.5 percent is equal to 0.645 in decimal form or 645 parts per thousand in fractional form.
Integers have no fractional parts, so their sum will be zero.
34.5 is a decimal 34 1/2 is fractional
A decimal number is like a mixed fraction: it has an integer part and a fractional part. If the fractional part is a repeating fraction then the whole number is represented by a repeating decimal.
group the fractional parts to represent thirds and prove two thirds is shaded
When the fractional parts, if any, of the two decimal numbers sum to 1.