Portuguese
dizima periodica A decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself indefinitely.
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One might edge a wall-paper or fringe a robe with a recurring decimal.
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The trouble is that every science has a beginning but not an end, like a recurring decimal.
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The recurring decimal of calamity.
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We might as well make an infinitesimal series of fractions or a perpetually recurring decimal the object of our worship.
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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.
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A repeating decimal in the answer might kill him.
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Then, when he was in third grade, a teacher, recognizing Yun's potential, explained to him that the repeating decimal 0.9999… is exactly equal to one.
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True, America is free; but in order to establish tradition some one must be a repetend- arepeatingdecimal.