Synonyms

circulating decimal

American

noun

Mathematics. repeating decimal.

circulating decimal British

noun

another name for recurring decimal

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Etymology

Origin of circulating decimal

First recorded in 1760–70

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circulating decimal

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 Lewis Carroll

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

From Feeding the Mind by Lewis Carroll

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