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noun
Mathematics. repeating decimal.
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Origin of circulating decimal

First recorded in 1760–70
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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 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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