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/sˈərkjəlˌeɪtɪŋ dˈɛsəməl/ Listen

noun

Decimal n. A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction.

Circulating decimal, or Circulatory decimal, a decimal fraction in which the same figure, or set of figures, is constantly repeated; as, 0.354354354; called also recurring decimal, repeating decimal, and repetend.

verb

Circulate v. i. (past & past part. circulated; pres. part. circulating)

To move in a circle or circuitously; to move round and return to the same point; as, the blood circulates in the body.

To pass from place to place, from person to person, or from hand to hand; to be diffused; as, money circulates; a story circulates.

Circulating decimal. See Decimal.

Circulating library, a library whose books are loaned to the public, usually at certain fixed rates.

Circulating medium. See Medium.

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Etymology of 'Circulating decimal'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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