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What is a terminal decimal?

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What is the difference between 6500. and 6500? The first one would be considered to have a terminal decimal. This means that instead of simply writing the number as it is, a decimal is added to the end to represent significant figures (terminal decimals are most commonly used in scientific notation). Therefore, when 6500 would only be considered as to having 2 significant figures, 6500. has 4 significant figures.

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A terminal decimal - is one with a finite solution. For example, 1/8 as a decimal is 0.125 The value of Pi as a decimal could never be a terminal decimal, as the solution goes on indefinitely.


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