English Words for Decimal Numbers

english word for 0.2, 0.002, 0.012, 0.102, 9.4, 90.04

Here are the English words for those numbers. There are two ways to say them: the common way (reading the digits) and the formal mathematical way (using place values).

0.2

  • Common: Zero point two
  • Formal: Two tenths

0.002

  • Common: Zero point zero zero two
  • Formal: Two thousandths

0.012

  • Common: Zero point zero one two
  • Formal: Twelve thousandths

0.102

  • Common: Zero point one zero two
  • Formal: One hundred two thousandths

9.4

  • Common: Nine point four
  • Formal: Nine and four tenths

90.04

  • Common: Ninety point zero four
  • Formal: Ninety and four hundredths