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Definition of
repeating decimal noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
repeating decimal
noun
noun
(
also
recurring decimal
)
(
mathematics
)
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a
decimal
fraction
in which the same figure or group of figures is repeated for ever, for example 3.999..
See
repeating decimal
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