periodic decimal
1periodic decimal — noun : repeating decimal * * * /pear ee od ik, pear /, Math. See repeating decimal …
2periodic decimal — /pear ee od ik, pear /, Math. See repeating decimal. * * * …
3periodic — periodic, periodical Periodic is an adjective only, and although once largely restricted to technical and scientific contexts (e.g. periodic decimal, periodic function, and periodic table), it has become commoner in non technical usage as well… …
4periodic — adj. 1 appearing or occurring at regular intervals. 2 of or concerning the period of a celestial body (periodic motion). 3 (of diction etc.) expressed in periods (see PERIOD n. 7a). Phrases and idioms: periodic decimal Math. a set of figures… …
5periodic fraction — infinite decimal fraction based on recurring numbers (Mathematics) …
6Repeating decimal — A decimal representation of a real number is called a repeating decimal (or recurring decimal) if at some point it becomes periodic: there is some finite sequence of digits that is repeated indefinitely. For example, the decimal representation of …
7repeating decimal — Math. 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 ... . Also called circulating decimal, periodic decimal, recurring decimal. [1765 75] * * * …
8Développement décimal de l'unité — En mathématiques, le développement décimal périodique qui s écrit , que l on dénote encore par , ou , représente un nombre réel dont on peut montrer que c e …
9repeating decimal — noun A decimal representation of a real number that, at some point, becomes periodic (and repeats the same sequence of digits indefinitely) …
10periodical — periodic, periodical Periodic is an adjective only, and although once largely restricted to technical and scientific contexts (e.g. periodic decimal, periodic function, and periodic table), it has become commoner in non technical usage as well… …
