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What is a repeating decimal?

What is a repeating decimal? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (mathematics) A decimal representation of a real number that, at some point, becomes periodic (and repeats the same sequence of digits indefinitely)
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Divide the numerator of a fraction by the denominator to determine if the fraction has a terminating or repeating decimal.
Include expressing simple repeating decimal numbers to fractions.
You may not always know that you're going to get an answer with a repeating decimal when you begin long division.
If the decimal is a repeating decimal instead of a terminating one, we can still convert it to a fraction.
Alternatively, you can indicate a repeating decimal by placing a small horizontal line over the repeating digit.
All fractions have neatly repeating decimal places.

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