Decimal Numbers

Decimal Numbers decimal The Decimal data type provides the greatest number of significant digits for a number It supports up to 29 significant digits and can represent decimal Overview ¶ Package decimal implements an arbitrary precision fixed-point decimal The zero-value of a Decimal is 0, as you would expect Note

decimal Decimal Numbers We can describe numbers smaller than one by using fractions or decimals Today, the decimal system is more common than fractions To indicate a

decimal The fractions in which the denominator is equal to 10 or multiples of 10 , are known as decimal fractions  decimal fraction to any required degree of accuracy , that is to say , the error may be made less than any assigned quantity , however small 2 A Decimal