Meaning & use
tenths
The place value position just after the decimal point, representing one of ten equal parts of a whole.
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In the number 3.7, the digit 7 is in the tenths place.
Round the measurement to the nearest tenths for the lab report.
A note on using this word
Comes before "hundredths" in decimal place value, moving right from the decimal point.
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