repetend Meaning, Definition & Usage

Rep`e*tend noun

Etymology

L. repetendus to be repeated, fr. repetere to repeat.

Definitions

1. (Math.) That part of a circulating decimal which recurs continually, ad infinitum: -- sometimes indicated by a dot over the first and last igures; thus, in the circulating decimal .728328328 + (otherwise .7283), the repetend is 283.