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Is 1/3 a terminating or non-terminating decimal?

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A non-terminating decimal is a number with infinite decimals that can not be expressed as a fraction. The irrationals numbers are non-terminating decimals.

As 1/3 is a fraction (is rational), it is a terminating decimal.

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