circulating decimal

American  

noun

1. Mathematics. repeating decimal.

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circulating decimal British  

noun

1. another name for recurring decimal

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Etymology

Origin of circulating decimal

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

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 Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg