TERMINATING DECIMAL


Meaning of TERMINATING DECIMAL in English

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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .