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 ….

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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 …

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Etymology

Origin of repeating decimal

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

TRY IT : : 12.56 Write the repeating decimal 0.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

An interesting use of infinite geometric series is to write a repeating decimal as a fraction.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

A repeating decimal is a decimal in which the last digit or group of digits repeats endlessly.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

If it is rational, determine whether it is a terminating or repeating decimal.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

It is like a repeating decimal, over and over again, each figure drawing the next after it.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII by Maclaren, Alexander