Definition:Non-Terminating Decimal
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Definition
A non-terminating decimal is a decimal expansion which has an infinite number of decimal places.
Also known as
A non-terminating decimal is also known as a infinite decimal.
However, that latter term is too easily confused with the concept of a infinite number, and so is not to be used on $\mathsf{Pr} \infty \mathsf{fWiki}$.
Some sources do not hyphenate: nonterminating decimal.
Also see
- Results about non-terminating decimals can be found here.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): decimal
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): decimal