Decimal and Thousands Separators (International Language Environments Guide)

International Language Environment User Guide

Decimal and Thousands Separators

The UK and US use a period to indicate a <a href="https://newsdirectory3com/dsr-expansion-domestic-stocks-also-traded-decimal-points-game-shutdown-system-abolished/” title=”DSR expansion, domestic stocks also traded decimal points… Game shutdown system abolished”>decimal point, while many other countries use a comma instead. The decimal separator is also called the decimal point. Similarly, the UK and US separate thousands with a comma, while other countries use a period or a narrow space instead.

International Number Formats

Data files stored in a locale-specific format may not be interpreted correctly when transferred to a system with a different locale (for example, a file that stores numbers in French format cannot be used by a program intended for the UK).