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A repeating decimal is a decimal that, well, repeats itself! Like .33333333333333....... The threes never end, they just keep going. Non-reapeting are decimals like .5 or .3 or .57. They end! :)
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoA repeating decimal is one in which, after a finite number of digits after the decimal place, there is a string of a finite number of digits that repeats again and again and again ... forever. With non-repeating decimals this never happens.
The reasons for using the complicated looking "finite number" phrase twice in the description of repeating decimals is to avoid the trap that many will fall into in answering such a question.
The first is that the repetition need not start straight after the decimal point. For example, 13/36 = 0.036111... with the 1s going on forever. The repetition does not start until the fourth digit after the decimal point. If you replace 36 by 360 it will not start until the fifth digit. And so on.
The second reason is that the repeating string can be of any finite length. For example, 13/42 = 0.3095238095238... (the repeating string is 095238). Obviously, a repeating string cannot be of infinite length because if it were, the first occurrence would never end and so a repeat could never start.
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Is 0.16 repeating irrational?
No, no repeating decimal is irrational. All repeating decimals can be converted to fractions. They are, however, non-terminating.
Are decimals in a fraction always rational numbers?
There are are three types of decimals: terminating, repeating and non-terminating/non-repeating. The first two are rational, the third is not.
How do you know when to put the bar on a repeating decimal?
The bar is only used for repeating decimals. If it is repeating, you can use it.
Repeating decimals can be expressed exactly using?
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What is an example of a repeating decimal?
A repeating decimal is just a decimal that repeats. An example would be 6.575757... Repeating decimals are infinite.
What is the definition for the word non-repeating decimals?
Non-repeating decimals is not a word but a phrase. Non-repeating decimals are irrational numbers.
What are the different kinds of decimal?
terminating decimals non terminating decimals repeating decimals non repeating decimals
What are 5 examples of non terminating repeating decimals?
terminating decimals repeating decimals
Are non-repeating decimals irrational numbers?
No because non-repeating decimals may be terminating.But suppose you consider terminating decimals as consisting of repeating 0s. That is, 1/8 = 0.125 = 0.12500....Then all non-repeating decimals are irrational.
What are non-terminating and non-repeating decimals called?
They are called terminating decimals.
What type of decimals are irrational numbers?
Non-terminating, non-repeating decimals.
Is a ellipsis decimal rational?
Sometimes. Ellipses are used in repeating decimals like 7.4444... or 8.121212... to show that the pattern repeats forever. Repeating decimals are rational. Ellipses are also used in non-repeating, non-terminating decimals like pi = 3.14159... . Non-repeating, non-terminating decimals are irrational.
What is the definition of non terminating repeating decimals?
Non terminating repeating decimals would be such as 0.3333333 where the 3 could continue on forever.
Is 0.16 repeating irrational?
No, no repeating decimal is irrational. All repeating decimals can be converted to fractions. They are, however, non-terminating.
Examples of non-repeating decimals?
1.5365
What are non-repeating and non-terminating decimals?
Irrational Numbers.
Is a decimal a non-repeating number?
Some decimals are non-repeating numbers, and some aren't.
