tenths
number/tɛnθs/
Frequency rank: #13,515 most common English word
Meaning
the fractional parts obtained by dividing something into ten equal pieces; plural of tenth.
Example sentence
She ran the race in 9.3 seconds, winning by just three tenths of a second.
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