líng shùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the part of a number which is discarded when rounding down
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Original source entry:

零數 零数 [ling2 shu4] /the part of a number which is discarded when rounding down/

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Other forms in these source records: 零數

  • 零
    líng

    zero / nought / zero sign / fractional / fragmentary / odd (of numbers) / (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one) / fraction / (in mathematics) remainder (after division) / extra / to wither and fall / to wither

  • 数
    shǔ

    to count / to count as / to regard as / to enumerate / to list

    shù

    number / figure / several / a few

    shuò

    (literary) frequently / repeatedly

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