Recurring Decimal | |
 A decimal number that has digits that repeat forever. Examples: 1/3 = 0.333... (the 3 repeats forever) 1/7 = 0.14285714285... ( the "142857" repeats forever) 77/600 = 0.128333... (the 3 repeats forever) The part that repeats is usually shown by placing dots over the first and last digits of the repeating pattern, or sometimes a line over the pattern. Also called a "Repeating Decimal". | |