| The physician did not write the zero prior to the decimal point and the nurse did not read the decimal point. |
| Notice that the floating-point versions have a single digit, a decimal point, then the rest of the significant digits. |
| The part after the decimal point in number r is often called the fractional part of r and written as frac. |
| Napier is also credited with creating one of the earliest calculating machines and with the first systematic use of the decimal point. |
| But a misplaced decimal point in his publication led to a figure 10 times too high. |
| The petrol stations claimed their manual display signs had only space for three digits, two digits before the decimal point and one digit after. |
