A decimal that never terminates but cycles through the same digits is best described as:

1. The behaviour of the digits gives the name. 2. Some divisions produce a decimal that ends. 3. Others produce digits that continue without stopping. 4. The number is called a repeating decimal. 5. The cycling digits are what the name refers to. _Source: OpenStax Prealgebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 5 'Decimals', sections 5.1-5.7_