In Math What Does Terminating Mean?

In Math What Does Terminating Mean?

: a decimal which can be expressed in a finite number of figures or for which all figures to the right of some place are zero — compare repeating decimal

repeating decimal
A repeating decimal or recurring decimal is decimal representation of a number whose digits are periodic (repeating its values at regular intervals) and the infinitely repeated portion is not zero. ... The infinitely repeated digit sequence is called the repetend or reptend.
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What is terminating and non-terminating in mathematics?

A terminating decimal is a decimal, that has an end digit. It is a decimal, which has a finite number of digits(or terms). Example: 0.15, 0.86, etc. Non-terminating decimals are the one that does not have an end term. It has an infinite number of terms.

What is an example of terminating?

Terminating decimals: Terminating decimals are those numbers which come to an end after few repetitions after decimal point. Example: 0.5, 2.456, 123.456, etc. are all examples of terminating decimals.

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