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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
decimal fraction
–noun Arithmetic.
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.

[Origin: 1650–60]
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
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  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  point
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A sharp or tapered end.
Synonyms:  acicula, acumination, apex, cusp, mucro, mucronation, tip
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  point
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A very small mark.
Synonyms:  dash, dot, fleck, pinpoint, speck, spot
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  point
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A particular portion of space chosen for something.
Synonyms:  location, locus, place, spot
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia - Cite This Source

Arguello, Point, promontory, SW Calif., extending W into the Pacific Ocean. A U.S. navy missile-launching complex is nearby.

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