A Conversation for Repetends (Repeating Decimals)

A571457 - Repetends

Post 1

Andrew Merenbach

http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A571457

Repetends are decimal values that repeat ad infinitum--for instance, dividing 1 by 7 results in '0.142857142857...' which never ends. They make for interesting research. smiley - smiley


A571457 - Repetends

Post 2

Andrew Merenbach

Forget it for now. I'm going to repost to Peer Review, as I've changed the article's name somewhat. Sorry for wasting space here!


Thread Moved

Post 3

h2g2 auto-messages

Editorial Note: This conversation has been moved from 'Peer Review Sin Bin' to 'Repetends (Repeating Decimals)'.

Back to Entry - became Edited Entry A592553 Repetends (Repeating Decimals)


Key: Complain about this post

Write an Entry

"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a wholly remarkable book. It has been compiled and recompiled many times and under many different editorships. It contains contributions from countless numbers of travellers and researchers."

Write an entry
Read more