SOLUTION: I saw this question and answer in my textbook: What decimal fraction of a second is a picosecond,ps? The answer the book gives is 10^-12 second. My question is: What is a dec

Question 327724: I saw this question and answer in my textbook:
What decimal fraction of a second is a picosecond,ps?
The answer the book gives is 10^-12 second.
My question is: What is a decimal fraction? I just don't understand that concept.
Found 2 solutions by CubeyThePenguin, ikleyn:
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Write 10^(-12) as a fraction.

10^(-12) = =
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.

As a decimal fraction, is zero, then decimal dot (.), then 11 zeroes, then 1.

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