"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 Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (Translations): 循環小數 (Chinese Mandarin), 循环小数 (xúnhuán xiǎoshù) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-repeating_decimal-en-noun-qDqkjuoR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations Topics: mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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