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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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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
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