He momo tuhinga o tētahi hautau, ko te 10, tētahi taupū rānei o te 10, tōna tauraro. Ko ngā mati katoa o te hautanga ā-ira, ka whai mai i te taha matau o te ira ngahuru.
He hautanga ā-ira ēnei (he iti iho i te 1): 0.45, 0.2, 0.0783
He tau ā-ira ēnei (he nui ake i te 1). Kei te taha mauī o te ira ngahuru ngā mati tauoti: 1.2, 45.09, 256.6
A way of writing a fraction where 10, or a power of 10, is the denominator. All of the digits of the decimal fraction are on the right hand side of the decimal point.
Examples of decimal fractions (less than 1): 0.45, 0.2, 0.0783
Examples of decimal numbers (greater than 1). The whole number digits are to the left of the decimal point: 1.2, 45.09, 256.6