Recurring decimal
What Recurring decimal means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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A decimal with a digit or block of digits that repeats forever, shown by dots or a bar over the repeating part.
A decimal with a digit or finite block of digits repeating indefinitely from some position onwards.
Topics that use Recurring decimal
- Fractions, decimals and percentages (AQA GCSE)
- Number - Fractions, decimals and percentages (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- repeating block
- algebraic subtraction method
- Choosing an efficient method
- Decimal multipliers for increase and decrease
- denominator
- equivalent fractions
- Equivalent fractions and ratio notation
- Equivalent ratios
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