decimal fraction

noun Arithmetic.

1. a fraction whose denominator is some power of 10, usually indicated by a dot (decimal point or point) written before the numerator: as 0.4 = 4/10; 0.126 = 126/1000.

noun

1. another name for decimal (def. 1)

1. A decimal having no digits to the left of the decimal point except zero, such as 0.2 or 0.00354.