Definition:Terminating Decimal/Also known as

Terminating Decimal: Also known as

A terminating decimal is also known as a finite decimal.

However, that latter term is too easily confused with the concept of a finite number, and so is not to be used on $\mathsf{Pr} \infty \mathsf{fWiki}$.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): decimal
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): finite decimal (terminating decimal)
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): decimal
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): finite decimal (terminating decimal)