periodic fraction

  • 1periodic fraction — infinite decimal fraction based on recurring numbers (Mathematics) …

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  • 2Periodic continued fraction — In mathematics, an infinite periodic continued fraction is a continued fraction that can be placed in the form:x = a 0 + cfrac{1}{a 1 + cfrac{1}{a 2 + cfrac{ddots}{quadddotsquad a k + cfrac{1}{a {k+1} + cfrac{ddots}{quadddotsquad a {k+m 1} +… …

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  • 3periodic law — /pear ee od ik, pear /, Chem. 1. the law that the properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers. 2. Also called Mendeleev s law. (originally) the statement that the chemical and physical properties of the elements… …

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  • 4Periodic law — Law Law (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See… …

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  • 5Generalized continued fraction — In analysis, a generalized continued fraction is a generalization of regular continued fractions in canonical form in which the partial numerators and the partial denominators can assume arbitrary real or complex values.A generalized continued… …

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  • 6Continued fraction — Finite continued fraction, where a0 is an integer, any other ai are positive integers, and n is a non negative integer. In mathematics, a continued fraction is an expression obtained through an iterative process of representing a number as the… …

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  • 7Continued fraction factorization — In number theory, the continued fraction factorization method (CFRAC) is an integer factorization algorithm. It is a general purpose algorithm, meaning that it is suitable for factoring any integer n, not depending on special form or properties.… …

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  • 8Phase velocity — periodic gravity waves on the surface of deep water. The red dot moves with the phase velocity, and is located at a fixed wave phase: the crest for the case shown.The phase velocity (or phase speed) of a wave is the rate at which the phase of the …

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  • 9Convergence problem — In the analytic theory of continued fractions, the convergence problem is the determination of conditions on the partial numerators ai and partial denominators bi that are sufficient to guarantee the convergence of the continued fraction This… …

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  • 10Repeating 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 …

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