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noun
Mathematics. repeating decimal.
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Origin of circulating decimal

First recorded in 1760–70

Words nearby circulating decimal

circular saw, circular triangle, circular velocity, circulate, circulating capital, circulating decimal, circulating library, circulating medium, circulation, circulator, circulatory system
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Words related to circulating decimal

recurring decimal

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 Carroll

  • Treating 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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