recurring decimal
noun
1.
Mathematics,
repeating decimal
.
Origin
1795-1805
British Dictionary definitions for
recurring decimal
recurring decimal
noun
1.
a rational number that contains a pattern of digits repeated indefinitely after the decimal point
Also called
circulating decimal,
repeating decimal
recurring decimal
in Science
recurring decimal
(rĭ-kûr'ĭng)
See
repeating decimal
.