circulating decimal

noun

Origin:
1760–70

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circulating decimal

—n
	another name for recurring decimal

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Circulating decimal is always a great word to know.

So is infinity. Does it mean:

the assumed limit of a sequence or series that increases without bound; infinite distance

the process of determining the answer to a problem, or the answer itself

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