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What's a terminating decimal?

Answer 1

One that ends and does not go on infinitely

A terminating decimal example is 2.3, or 4.71, or 8.950, or 20.45. A non-terminating decimal example would be 33.33333... or 20.12121212... The '...' shows that the decimals go on for forever, and these decimals are commonly seen when dividing numbers by numbers they can't be divided perfectly with. For example, #8-:3=2.66666...# The above is a non terminating decimal. However, terminating decimals end after a certain number, and they do not go on infinitely like non-terminating ones.

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Answer 2

Skylar Adams

A terminating decimal is a decimal number that ends or terminates after a finite number of digits. In other words, it has a finite number of digits to the right of the decimal point. For example, (0.25) and (3.75) are terminating decimals because they end after a finite number of digits.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.