Usage Note
dreistellig describes a number with three digits (100–999). The pattern is productive: zweistellig (two-digit), vierstellig (four-digit), and so on. Einen dreistelligen Betrag zahlen (to pay a three-figure sum) is a common expression.
Examples
"Die Rechnung war im dreistelligen Bereich."
Natural Translation
The bill was in the three-digit range.
Literal Translation
The bill was in the three-digit range.
Related Words
- Ableitung derivative (calculus)
- Abszisse abscissa; x-axis; x-coordinate
- Achse axis (geometry, graphs)
- Achsenabschnitt y-intercept, axis intercept
- Asymptote asymptote (line a curve approaches but never reaches)
- Axiom axiom (self-evident principle)
- Berechnungsgrundlage basis of calculation; calculation basis
- Binomialkoeffizient binomial coefficient
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