有ゆう限げん小しょう数すう

noun

finite decimal; terminating decimal

Mathematics term for a decimal that ends after a finite number of digits, as opposed to a repeating or non-terminating decimal. Compare 無限小数 (infinite decimal).

See also: 無限小数

• 0.25は有ゆう限げん小しょう数すうですが、1/3は無む限げん小しょう数すうです。

  0.25 is a finite decimal, but 1/3 is an infinite decimal.