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circulating decimal

American  

noun

  1. Mathematics. repeating decimal.


circulating decimal British  

noun

  1. another name for recurring decimal

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of circulating decimal

First recorded in 1760–70

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Did you ever know a circulating decimal come to an end?’

From Feeding the Mind by Carroll, Lewis

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 Feeding the Mind by Carroll, Lewis

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