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ter′minating dec′imal, [Math.]
  1. Mathematicsa decimal numeral in which, after a finite number of decimal places, all succeeding place values are 0, as ⅛ = 0.125 (contrasted with nonterminating decimal). Also called finite decimal. 
  • 1905–10

'terminating decimal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
decimal fraction - finite decimal - nonterminating decimal

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