不ふ尽じん数すう

noun

non-terminating decimal; infinite decimal

Rare mathematical term for a decimal that does not terminate. The more common term is 尽数 (じんすう) for terminating decimals, with 不尽数 as its opposite. Used in technical contexts.

See also: 尽数

• 不ふ尽じん数すうは、小しょう数すう点てん以い下かが無む限げんに続つづく小しょう数すうのことです。

  A non-terminating decimal is a decimal whose fractional part continues infinitely.