Definition of Circulating decimal

1. Noun. A decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself indefinitely.

Exact synonyms: Recurring Decimal, Repeating Decimal
Generic synonyms: Decimal, Decimal Fraction

Lexicographical Neighbors of Circulating Decimal

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circularly polarized light
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circulating(a)
circulating decimal (current term)
circulating library
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circulatory and respiratory physiology
circulatory arrest
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circulatory failure

Literary usage of Circulating decimal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Complete Arithmetic: Oral and Written by Daniel W. Fish (1881)
"Every pure circulating decimal is equal to a fraction whose numerator is the ... To change a fraction to a finite or to a circulating' decimal. 1. ..."

2. Standard Arithmetic: Embracing a Complete Course for Schools and Academies by William James Milne (1920)
"Any fraction in its lo'vest terms whose denominator contains other prime factors besides 2 or 5 will produce a circulating decimal. EXERCISES. 532. ..."

3. A Practical Arithmetic by George Payn Quackenbos, George Roberts Perkins (1879)
"A Pure circulating decimal is one that consists wholly of a ... A Mixed Circulating Decimal is one in which the ..."

4. The Progressive Higher Arithmetic: For Schools, Academies, and Mercantile by Horatio Nelson Robinson (1875)
"A Pure circulating decimal is one which contains no figures but the ... Every infinite decimal derived from a common fraction is also a circulating decimal; ..."

5. The Complete Arithmetic: Oral and Written by Daniel W. Fish (1881)
"Every pure circulating decimal is equal to a fraction whose numerator is the ... To change a fraction to a finite or to a circulating' decimal. 1. ..."

6. Standard Arithmetic: Embracing a Complete Course for Schools and Academies by William James Milne (1920)
"Any fraction in its lo'vest terms whose denominator contains other prime factors besides 2 or 5 will produce a circulating decimal. EXERCISES. 532. ..."

7. A Practical Arithmetic by George Payn Quackenbos, George Roberts Perkins (1879)
"A Pure circulating decimal is one that consists wholly of a ... A Mixed Circulating Decimal is one in which the ..."

8. The Progressive Higher Arithmetic: For Schools, Academies, and Mercantile by Horatio Nelson Robinson (1875)
"A Pure circulating decimal is one which contains no figures but the ... Every infinite decimal derived from a common fraction is also a circulating decimal; ..."

9. The Complete Arithmetic: Oral and Written by Daniel W. Fish (1881)
"Every pure circulating decimal is equal to a fraction whose numerator is the ... To change a fraction to a finite or to a circulating' decimal. 1. ..."

10. Standard Arithmetic: Embracing a Complete Course for Schools and Academies by William James Milne (1920)
"Any fraction in its lo'vest terms whose denominator contains other prime factors besides 2 or 5 will produce a circulating decimal. EXERCISES. 532. ..."

11. A Practical Arithmetic by George Payn Quackenbos, George Roberts Perkins (1879)
"A Pure circulating decimal is one that consists wholly of a ... A Mixed Circulating Decimal is one in which the ..."

12. The Progressive Higher Arithmetic: For Schools, Academies, and Mercantile by Horatio Nelson Robinson (1875)
"A Pure circulating decimal is one which contains no figures but the ... Every infinite decimal derived from a common fraction is also a circulating decimal; ..."

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