recurring decimal
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Three," said Katherine taking one last look at the empty horizon, then seating herself in front of her friend, "three is a recurring decimal.
From A Rock in the Baltic by Barr, Robert
Find the value of the recurring decimal 2.214214....
From A Review of Algebra by Rivenburg, Romeyn Henry
We might as well make an infinitesimal series of fractions or a perpetually recurring decimal the object of our worship.
From Sophist by Plato
One might edge a wall-paper or fringe a robe with a recurring decimal.
From Alarms and Discursions by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
The trouble is that every science has a beginning but not an end, like a recurring decimal.
From The Chorus Girl and Other Stories by Garnett, Constance
