circulating decimal

noun

1. Mathematics. repeating decimal.

circulating decimal

noun

1. See recurring decimal
   another name for recurring decimal

Word History and Origins

Origin of circulating decimal¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

To repeat your arguments all over again, will simply lead to his doing the same, and so you will go on like a circulating decimal.

From Project Gutenberg

Treating it as a circulating decimal (the treadmill of fractions) only made matters worse.

From Project Gutenberg