recurring decimal

noun

1. Mathematics. repeating decimal.

recurring decimal

noun

1. a rational number that contains a pattern of digits repeated indefinitely after the decimal point Also calledcirculating decimalrepeating decimal

recurring decimal

/ rĭ-kûr′ĭng /

1. See repeating decimal

Word History and Origins

Origin of recurring decimal¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

They are, they think, in presence of a recurring decimal, and they are not going to spend life in the effort to resolve it.

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The fact is these two numbers are simply the recurring decimals that equal 1/17 and 1/47 respectively.

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This will be readily seen in the case of a pupil seeking to discover the rule for determining the number of repeaters in the addition of recurring decimals.

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Complex and improper fractions and recurring decimals are not allowed.

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Then Miss Quincey sat up in bed and became lyrical as she described the delirious joy of decimals—recurring decimals—and the rapture of cube-root.

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