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nonterminating decimal — /non terr meuh nay ting/, Math. a decimal numeral that does not end in an infinite sequence of zeros (contrasted with terminating decimal). Also called infinite decimal. [1905 10; NON + TERMINATING] … Useful english dictionary
nonterminating — adjective Date: circa 1908 not terminating or ending; especially being a decimal for which there is no place to the right of the decimal point such that all places farther to the right contain the entry 0 < 1/3 gives the nonterminating decimal… … New Collegiate Dictionary
decimal fraction — Arith. a fraction whose denominator is some power of 10, usually indicated by a dot (decimal point or point) written before the numerator: as 0.4 = 4/10; 0.126 = 126/1000. Cf. common fraction, nonterminating decimal, terminating decimal. [1650… … Universalium
nonterminating — ˌ adjective : not terminating or ending ; especially : being a decimal for which there is no place to the right of the decimal point such that all places farther to the right contain 0 … Useful english dictionary
terminating decimal — noun Etymology: terminating (present participle of terminate) (I) + decimal : a terminate decimal * * * Math. a decimal numeral in which, after a finite number of decimal places, all succeeding place values are 0, as 1/8 = 0.125 (contrasted with… … Useful english dictionary
terminating decimal — Math. a decimal numeral in which, after a finite number of decimal places, all succeeding place values are 0, as 1/8 = 0.125 (contrasted with nonterminating decimal). Also called finite decimal. [1905 10] * * * … Universalium
infinite decimal — Math. See nonterminating decimal. [1790 1800] * * * … Universalium
infinite decimal — Math. See nonterminating decimal. [1790 1800] … Useful english dictionary
0.999... — In mathematics, the repeating decimal 0.999... (which may also be written as 0.9, , 0.(9), or as 0. followed by any number of 9s in the repeating decimal) denotes a real number that can be shown to be the number one. In other words, the symbols 0 … Wikipedia
terminating — adjective a) Coming to an end. Every rational number can be written as either a terminating decimal or a recurring decimal. b) Of a decimal: having a finite number of digits. Syn: finite Ant … Wiktionary
