continued fraction
noun Mathematics.
a fraction whose denominator contains a fraction whose denominator contains a fraction, and so on.
Origin of continued fraction
First recorded in 1860–65
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British Dictionary definitions for continued fraction
continued fraction
noun
a number plus a fraction whose denominator contains a number and a fraction whose denominator contains a number and a fraction, and so on