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continued fraction

noun

Definition of CONTINUED FRACTION

:  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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First Known Use of CONTINUED FRACTION

1811

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