continued fraction

noun

Meaning

A compound numerical expression consisting of an integer plus a fraction whose numerator is a positive integer and whose denominator is a continued fraction (an integer plus a fraction), and so on, with finite or infinite recursion.

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Related words

continued-fraction(English)generalized continued fraction(English)regular continued fraction(English)periodic continued fraction(English)finite continued fraction(English)infinite continued fraction(English)simple continued fraction(English)general continued fraction(English)

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