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is there a name for the bar you put over "forever" decimals?

Postby little_dragon on Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:19 pm

is there a name for the bar you put over "forever" decimals, like 1/3 = 0.333333.... = zero-point-three-with-a-bar-over-it?
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Re: is there a name for the bar you put over "forever" decimals?  TOPIC_SOLVED

Postby Martingale on Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:35 pm

little_dragon wrote:is there a name for the bar you put over "forever" decimals, like 1/3 = 0.333333.... = zero-point-three-with-a-bar-over-it?



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Re: is there a name for the bar you put over "forever" decimals?

Postby little_dragon on Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:39 pm

thanks! :wave:
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