repeating decimal

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nounMathematics.
  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 ….

Origin of repeating decimal

1
First recorded in 1765–75

Words Nearby repeating decimal

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How to use repeating decimal in a sentence

  • True, America is free; but in order to establish tradition some one must be a repetend—a repeating decimal.

    The Trimmed Lamp | O. Henry

British Dictionary definitions for repeating decimal

repeating decimal

noun
  1. another name for recurring decimal

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Scientific definitions for repeating decimal

repeating decimal

[ rĭ-pētĭng ]


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

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