circulating decimal
noun
Mathematics. repeating decimal.
Origin of circulating decimal
1First recorded in 1760–70
Words Nearby circulating decimal
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How to use circulating decimal in a sentence
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.
Feeding the Mind | Lewis CarrollTreating it as a circulating decimal (the treadmill of fractions) only made matters worse.
A Tangled Tale | Lewis Carroll
British Dictionary definitions for circulating decimal
circulating decimal
noun
another name for recurring decimal
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