Sentence examples for five decimal from inspiring English sources
But doing so means entering figures precise to five decimal points.
The last thing you can do is a big optimization problem down to five decimal places".
For most purposes, four or five decimal places are sufficient, and tables of this accuracy are common.
In De sinibus, chordis et arcubus (1342; "On Sines, Chords, and Arcs") he presented an original derivation of the sine theorem for plane triangles and tables of sines calculated to five decimal places.
When π/18 is substituted in the series for sin x, it is found that the first two terms give 0.17365, which is correct to five decimal places for the sine of 10°.
He announced the net profits of Time Inc., purported to have calculated to five decimal places the "average weekly recompense for informing fellowman," and took a swipe at Ingersoll, "former Fortuneditor, now general manager of all Timenterprises... salary: $30,000; income from stock: $40,000".
I missed by one decimal point.
"We're already down to four decimal places.
The number 3.14 is only accurate up to two decimal places, giving an error of 0.05%.
Archimedes got to two decimal places in the third century BC.
On one side is the casino, which can reliably calculate its advantage to two decimal points.
