decimal conversion
What decimal conversion means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
Definitions of decimal conversion
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Reference: OCR
A shift of the decimal point, where a positive power shifts it right and makes the value larger and a negative power shifts it left and makes it smaller.
Moving the decimal point once for every power, to the right for a positive power and to the left for a negative one.
Topics that use decimal conversion
- Arithmetic and numerical computation (AQA A-Level)
- D.0 – arithmetic and numerical computation (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- standard form notation
- anomalous scores
- behavioural categories and tallies
- Estimating results
- estimation as a check on calculation
- fractions and ratios
- percentage calculation
- percentage change
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