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repeating decimal

American  

noun

Mathematics.

  1. 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 ….

repeating decimal British  

noun

  1. another name for recurring decimal

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repeating decimal Scientific  
/ rĭ-pē′tĭng /

  1. A decimal in which a pattern of one or more digits is repeated indefinitely, such as 0.353535 …

Etymology

Origin of repeating decimal

First recorded in 1765–75

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