nonterminating decimal
[ non-tur-muh-ney-ting des-uh-muhl ]
nounMathematics.
a decimal numeral that does not end in an infinite sequence of zeros (contrasted with terminating decimal).
Origin of nonterminating decimal
11905–10; non- + terminating
- Also called infinite decimal.
Words Nearby nonterminating decimal
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