Repeating-decimal
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 ….
repeating decimal
noun
1.
another name for recurring decimal
repeating decimal
(rĭ-pē’tĭng)
A decimal in which a pattern of one or more digits is repeated indefinitely, such as 0.353535 …
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