We use a decimal point to separate units (ones) from parts of a whole, such as tenths, hundredths, thousandths, etc. \({0.1}\) is a tenth, \(\frac{1}{10}\), of a one ...

When we use decimals you can think of one whole divided into ten parts, they’re tenths. Or if you divide into one hundred parts, these are hundredths. So, how do we write them? Say hello to the ...

Linux provides commands for converting numbers from one base to another. Learn how to uses these commands and how to make the process easier with scripts and aliases. You might not be challenged very ...

Q. Thanks for your advice in the September 2001 issue on converting fractions in Excel into decimal values. But how about those of us who need to do the reverse—that is, convert decimal values into ...

In addition to its basic spreadsheet functions, Microsoft Excel also allows writing formulas to perform functions on existing data. Using a quick equation, you can convert an existing set of time data ...

contains only numbers, and sometimes a decimal point and/or minus sign. When they are read into a SAS data set, numeric values are stored in the floating-point format native to the operating ...