I have no idea what the term period means in this question.
2007-09-06 13:06:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Technically, none. Grammatical writing uses a period. Mathematics uses one decimal point per number, regardless of the number of digits. Maybe this is what they're trying to ask about?
PS: Sorry, Mike. The common usage around the world these days is to use a space where America uses the comma, eg. one thousand, five hundred would be notated 1 500.
2007-09-06 13:17:35 · answer #1 · answered by Me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-09-06 20:09:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Using the AMERICAN notation system, there can only be ONE period (or decimal point) in any number, no matter how many digits. You can have unlimited numbers after the period without any additional separators. In the American system, you have commas every three digits BEFORE the decimal point. In European notation, there are PERIODS where we have commas, and commas where we have periods. Even using the European notation system, four digits can only have a period after the first digit...thus, for example, one thousand five hundred in that system is 1.500---hope that helps
2007-09-06 20:15:36 · answer #3 · answered by Mike 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
depends if it is a decimal or not.
they mean the decimal point i think
2007-09-06 20:09:48 · answer #4 · answered by ECJacket 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋