Decimal
search: boost: 1.0 ---# Type: Decimal
A real number with arbitrary precision that conforms to the xsd:decimal specification
URI: [xsd:decimal](http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal)
## Type Properties
| Property | Value |
| -------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| Base | `Decimal` |
| Type URI | [xsd:decimal](http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal) |
## Notes
- If you are authoring schemas in LinkML YAML, the type is referenced with the lower case "decimal".
## Identifier and Mapping Information
### Schema Source
- from schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
## Mappings
| Mapping Type | Mapped Value |
| ------------ | ------------- |
| self | xsd:decimal |
| native | nexus:decimal |
| broad | schema:Number |