D is for Decimal

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Decimal means a number system based on multiples of ten. It can also describe numbers with a whole part and a fractional part separated by a decimal point. For example, $2.75 is a decimal number that means two dollars and seventy-five cents.

A number system based on 2 rather than 10 is binary. You can convert between decimal and binary in the app above.