Meaning & use
terminating decimal
A decimal number that has a finite number of digits after the decimal point rather than continuing forever.
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The fraction one-half is a terminating decimal because it equals exactly 0.5.
Unlike one-third, which repeats endlessly, one-quarter is a terminating decimal equal to 0.25.
A note on using this word
Contrasts with a "repeating decimal," whose digits continue in an endless repeating pattern.
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