terminating
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terminating
verb
- present participle and gerund of terminate
adjective
- Coming to an end.
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Of a decimal: having a finite number of digits.
Every rational number can be written as either a terminating decimal or a recurring decimal.
Similar: finite
Opposite: nonterminating
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dismiss, cease, force out, stop, end, finish, send away, give notice, can, sack, fire, ending, ceasing, termination, concluding, cessation
adjective
Opposite: nonterminating
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