recurring decimal
Endlessly looping digits
A recurring decimal is a decimal number in which one or more digits repeat infinitely: 1/3 expressed as 0.333... or 1/7 as 0.142857142857...
The repeating portion is sometimes marked with a bar over the digits or dots above the first and last repeating digits.
Also called a repeating decimal.
- geometric seriesInfinite sum, constant ratio
- infinite seriesSum with unlimited terms
- place valueDigit worth by position
- base tenDigits zero through nine
- vinculumHorizontal line grouping symbols
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