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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What are terminating and nonterminating decimals.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

terminating = 3.545 non-terminating goes on forever, like pi

OpenStudy (anonymous):

to terminate means to end

hero (hero):

terminating decimals \(\dfrac{1}{2} = 0.5\) non-terminating decimal \(\dfrac{2}{3} = 0.666...\) or \(\pi = 3.14159...\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok thanks guys!!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2/3 is generally considered a repeating decimal, rather than a non-terminating decimal. But technically 2/3 is non-terminating I guess

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