# terminating

Pronunciation: say "TUR-mi-nayt-ing" US /ˈtɝmɪneɪtɪŋ/, UK /ˈtɜːmɪneɪtɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of terminate. — present participle and gerund of terminate
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of terminate. Use this form when the act of ending is happening now.
   - _The agency is terminating the agreement after repeated breaches._
   - _Terminating a long employee relationship requires careful handling._

## Adjective

2. Coming to an end; drawing to a close.
   - Simple: Coming to an end or stopping.
   - _The terminating clause of the treaty took effect at midnight._
   - _A terminating tone signaled that the recording had reached its end._
3. Describing a decimal that has a finite number of digits, ending rather than repeating endlessly.
   - Simple: Describing a decimal that stops after a certain number of digits, instead of going on forever.
   - _Because the denominator divides a power of ten, the fraction yields a terminating decimal._
   - _Students learn to tell a terminating decimal from one that repeats forever._

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