REPEATING DECIMAL


Meaning of REPEATING DECIMAL in English

Math.

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 ... . Also called circulating decimal, periodic decimal, recurring decimal .

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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .