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What is a Terminating Decimal?

What is a terminating decimal?

Summary

  1. Finite means capable of being completely counted. If the digits go on forever, then you've got an infinite number of digits. Otherwise, you have a finite number!
  2. 3/8 is exactly 0.375
  3. A terminating decimal can be positive or negative

Notes

    1. 3/8 is exactly 0.375, a terminating decimal that ends 3 digits after the decimal point
    1. 7.2459 and 9.8 are terminating decimals
    2. A terminating decimal can be positive or negative, like -0.73467