"repeating decimal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: repeating decimals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} repeating decimal (plural repeating decimals)
  1. (mathematics) A decimal representation of a real number that, at some point, becomes periodic (and repeats some sequence of digits infinitely) Wikipedia link: repeating decimal Translations (Translations): 循環小數 /循环小数 (xúnhuán xiǎoshù) (Chinese Mandarin), 循環小数 (junkan shōsū) (alt: じゅんかんしょうすう) (Japanese), 순환소수 (sunhwansosu) (alt: 循環小數) (Korean)

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