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The term I learned was "vinculum." The same term (and symbol) has other meanings in mathematics as well; as far as I know there isn't a specific term that ONLY means the bar used to indicate a repeating decimal.

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Q: What is the bar called on a repeating decimal?
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What do you call a decimal that repeats and needs the use of bar notations?

It is called a repeating decimal.


How can a repeating decimal turn into fraction?

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How do indicate a repeating decimal?

A repeating decimal is usually shown with a bar over the decimal that is repeated


How do you know when to put the bar on a repeating decimal?

The bar is only used for repeating decimals. If it is repeating, you can use it.


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It is placed over one length of repeating decimal digits.


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What do you call the bar over a repeating decimal?

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a decimal that repeats is called a repeating decimal


What is a bar in math?

when converting a fraction to a decimal, some of the answers will be repeating decimals. A bar or line is sometimes placed over the part of the decimal that keeps repeating. ex: 0.24242424 etc. can be written as 0.24 with a 'bar' over the 24 to show that it keeps repeating.


What is the answer when you change 7 over 30 to a decimal with using a bar to show a repeating decimal?

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