repeating decimal


noun Mathematics.

a decimal numeral that, after a certain point, consists of a group of one or more digits repeated ad infinitum, as 2.33333 …. or 23.0218181818 ….

Origin of repeating decimal

First recorded in 1765–75

Words nearby repeating decimal

British Dictionary definitions for repeating decimal

repeating decimal

noun

another name for recurring decimal

Scientific definitions for repeating decimal

repeating decimal
[ rĭ-pētĭng ]

A decimal in which a pattern of one or more digits is repeated indefinitely, such as 0.353535 …