Usage Note
Kommastelle means a digit position after the decimal comma (since German uses a comma, not a dot). Zwei Kommastellen = two decimal places. Common in everyday contexts such as rounding prices or scientific measurements.
Examples
"Runde das Ergebnis auf zwei Kommastellen."
Natural Translation
Round the result to two decimal places.
Literal Translation
Round the result to two decimal places.
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