continued fraction

/kənˌtɪnjud ˌfrækʃən/
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Other forms: continued fractions

Definitions of continued fraction
  1. noun
    a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction and so on
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    type of:
    fraction
    the quotient of two rational numbers
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