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continued fraction

con·tin·ued frac·tion (plural con·tin·ued frac·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
number over number plus fraction: a fraction with a whole number as numerator, and a number plus a fraction as denominator, the denominator in turn having a number plus a fraction as its denominator. If there is a finite number of terms, it is said to be terminating, otherwise it is nonterminating.

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