continued fraction

continued fraction

noun Mathematics.
a fraction whose denominator contains a fraction whose denominator contains a fraction, and so on.

Origin:
1860–65
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Continued fraction is always a great word to know.
So is square. Does it mean:
problem solving defined only for an isolated set of points, using only arithmetic and algebra; not involving calculus
the second power of a quantity, expressed as a2 = a ? a, where a is the quantity
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continued fraction
 
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a number plus a fraction whose denominator contains a number and a fraction whose denominator contains a number and a fraction, and so on

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continued fraction

expression of a number as the sum of an integer and a quotient, the denominator of which is the sum of an integer and a quotient, and so on. In general,

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