nonterminating decimal
[ non-tur-muh-ney-ting ]
/ nɒnˈtɜr məˌneɪ tɪŋ /
noun Mathematics.
a decimal numeral that does not end in an infinite sequence of zeros (contrasted with terminating decimal).
Also called
infinite decimal.
Origin of nonterminating decimal
1905–10;
non- +
terminating
Words nearby nonterminating decimal
nontarget,
nontaxable,
nonteaching,
nontechnical,
nontenured,
nonterminating decimal,
nonthrombocytopenic purpura,
nontoxic,
nontoxic goiter,
nontraditional,
nontransitive