repeating decimal

American  

noun

Mathematics.

1. a decimal numeral that, after a certain point, consists of a group of one or more digits repeated ad infinitum, as 2.33333 …. or 23.0218181818 ….

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repeating decimal British  

noun

1. another name for recurring decimal

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repeating decimal Scientific  

/ rĭ-pē′tĭng /

1. A decimal in which a pattern of one or more digits is repeated indefinitely, such as 0.353535 …

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Etymology

Origin of repeating decimal

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

TRY IT : : 12.55 Write the repeating decimal 0.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

In the following exercises, write each repeating decimal as a fraction.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

A repeating decimal is a decimal in which the last digit or group of digits repeats endlessly.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

If it is rational, determine whether it is a terminating or repeating decimal.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

Rep′etend, that part of a repeating decimal which recurs continually: the burden of a song; Repetent′, a tutor or private teacher in Germany.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various