It is an irrational number such as sqrt(2), pi, e. There are, in fact infinitely more Irrational Numbers than rational ones.
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A repeating decimal is sometimes called a recurring decimal. The main idea is that at some point it must become periodic. That is to say, a certain part of the decimal must repeat, even though not all of it repeats. The parts that repeats is called the repetend. One very important idea is the a real number has a repeating decimal representation if and only if it is rational.
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It is a non-repeating, non-terminating decimal. That's the definition of an irrational number.