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循環小数 (junkanshousuu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

循じゅん環かん小しょう数すう

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Meanings

1

recurring decimal; repeating decimal

Mathematical term for a decimal with a repeating pattern of digits.

三さん分ぶんの一いちは循じゅん環かん小しょう数すうで、零れい点てん三さん三さん三さんと表あらわさ

れる

。

One third is a repeating decimal and is written as 0.333.

Kanji

循sequential, follow
環ring, circle, loop
小little, small
数number, strength, fate

Related words

有ゆう限げん小しょう数すう
有限小数 is a terminating decimal, while 循環小数 is a repeating decimal.

Built from

循じゅん環かん+小しょう数すう

Etymology

Compound of 循環 (cycle, circulation) and 小数 (decimal).