terminating

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adjective

Coming to an end.

“Every rational number can be written as either a terminating decimal or a recurring decimal.”

Similar
finite
Opposite
nonterminating
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of terminate
adjective
  1. Coming to an end.
  2. mathematicsOf a decimal: having a finite number of digits.

    Every rational number can be written as either a terminating decimal or a recurring decimal.

    Synonyms: finite

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf a decimal: having a finite number of digits.

Similar
finite

antonym(s) of “math”

Opposite
nonterminating

Translations

Finnish päättyvä
  • päättyvämath: having finite number of digits
Tagalog maytakda
  • maytakdamath: having finite number of digits

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

intermating
Cite this entry
APA

terminating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terminating

MLA

“terminating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terminating. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terminating,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terminating.

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