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recurring decimal

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repeating decimal

 
–noun Mathematics.
a decimal numeral that, after a certain point, consists of a group of one or more digits repeated ad infinitum, as 2.33333 …. or 23.0218181818 ….
Also called circulating decimal, periodic decimal, recurring decimal.

Origin:
1765–75
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re·cur·ring decimal   (rĭ-kûr'ĭng, -kŭr'-)
n.  See repeating decimal.
re·peat·ing decimal   (rĭ-pē'tĭng)
n.  A decimal in which a pattern of one or more digits is repeated indefinitely, for example, 0.353535 ... Also called recurring decimal.
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recurring decimal   (rĭ-kûr'ĭng)  Pronunciation Key 
See repeating decimal.
repeating decimal   (rĭ-pē'tĭng)  Pronunciation Key 
A decimal in which a pattern of one or more digits is repeated indefinitely, such as 0.353535 ...
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