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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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Alternatively, you can indicate a repeating decimal by placing a small horizontal line over the repeating digit.
All fractions have neatly repeating decimal places.
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.
Divide the numerator of a fraction by the denominator to determine if the fraction has a terminating or repeating decimal.
If the decimal is a repeating decimal instead of a terminating one, we can still convert it to a fraction.

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