non·ter·mi·nat·ing | \ ˌnän-ˈtər-mə-ˌnā-tiŋ 
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\Definition of nonterminating
: not terminating or ending especially : being a decimal for which there is no place to the right of the decimal point such that all places farther to the right contain the entry 0 ¹/₃ gives the nonterminating decimal .33333 …
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The first known use of nonterminating was in 1895
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