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A recurring decimal is shown by a dot over a recurring single digit, or a dot over the first and a dot over the last of a sequence of recurring digits.
eg 1/3 = 0.333... would be written as 0.3 with a dot over the 3;
eg 1/6 = 0.1666... would be written as 0.16 with a dot over the 6;
eg 2/11 = 0.181818... would be written as 0.18 with a dot over the 1 and another dot over the 8;
eg 5/37 = 0.135135135... would be written as 0.135 with a dot over the 1 and another dot over the 5;
eg 1/7 = 0.142857142857142857... would be written as 0.142857 with a dot over the 1 and an other dot over the 7.
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Are recurring decimals considered irrational numbers?
No. Recurring decimals are rational numbers.
Terminating Recurring Decimal?
Decimals can be recurring. Decimals can be terminating. They can't be both.
What are three kinds of decimals?
Two of them are terminating decimals and recurring decimals
Are all nonterminating decimals irrational and why?
No, they are not. Recurring decimals are rational.
What is the meaning of recurring decimal?
Some decimals stop, some keep on going. The ones that repeat are known as recurring decimals.
