nonterminating
adjective
non·ter·mi·nat·ing
ˌnän-ˈtər-mə-ˌnā-tiŋ 
: 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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“Nonterminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonterminating. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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