Usage Note
Nachkommastelle literally means 'position after the comma', i.e. a decimal place. Pi hat unendlich viele Nachkommastellen. The term pairs naturally with Dezimalkomma.
Examples
"Bitte runde das Ergebnis auf zwei Nachkommastellen."
Natural Translation
Please round the result to two decimal places.
Literal Translation
Please round the result to two after-comma-places.
Related Words
- Ableitung derivative (calculus)
- Abszisse abscissa; x-axis; x-coordinate
- Achse axis (geometry, graphs)
- Achsenabschnitt y-intercept, axis intercept
- Asymptote asymptote (line a curve approaches but never reaches)
- Axiom axiom (self-evident principle)
- Berechnungsgrundlage basis of calculation; calculation basis
- Binomialkoeffizient binomial coefficient
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