Decimal at Math Glossary

What is it? A number written in standard notation, usually on containing a decimal point, as in 2.54. A decimal that ends, such as 2.54, is called a terminating decimal. Some decimals continue a pattern without end; for example, 0.333, or 0.3, which is equal to 1/

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