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  2. Simple continued fraction - Wikipedia

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    The continued fraction representation for a real number is finite if and only if it is a rational number. In contrast, the decimal representation of a rational number may be finite, for example ⁠ 137 / 1600 ⁠ = 0.085625, or infinite with a repeating cycle, for example ⁠ 4 / 27 ⁠ = 0.148148148148...

  3. Positional notation - Wikipedia

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    This is the repeating decimal notation (to which there does not exist a single universally accepted notation or phrasing). For base 10 it is called a repeating decimal or recurring decimal. An irrational number has an infinite non-repeating representation in all integer bases.

  4. Arithmetic - Wikipedia

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    Decimal fractions like 0.3 and 25.12 are a special type of rational numbers since their denominator is a power of 10. For instance, 0.3 is equal to , and 25.12 is equal to . [20] Every rational number corresponds to a finite or a repeating decimal. [21] [c]

  5. Methods of computing square roots - Wikipedia

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    k is a decimal digit and R is a fraction that must be converted to decimal. It usually has only a single digit in the numerator, and one or two digits in the denominator, so the conversion to decimal can be done mentally. Example: find the square root of 75. 75 = 75 × 10 2 · 0, so a is 75 and n is 0.

  6. Rational number - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, "rational" is often used as a noun abbreviating "rational number". The adjective rational sometimes means that the coefficients are rational numbers. For example, a rational point is a point with rational coordinates (i.e., a point whose coordinates are rational numbers); a rational matrix is a matrix of rational numbers; a rational polynomial may be a polynomial with rational ...

  7. Sexagesimal - Wikipedia

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    The value of the digit was the sum of the values of its component parts: Numbers larger than 59 were indicated by multiple symbol blocks of this form in place value notation . Because there was no symbol for zero it is not always immediately obvious how a number should be interpreted, and its true value must sometimes have been determined by ...

  8. Pound sterling - Wikipedia

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    Since the suspension of the gold standard in 1931, sterling has been a fiat currency, with its value determined by its continued acceptance in the national and international economy. World War II In 1940, an agreement with the US pegged sterling to the US dollar at a rate of £1 = US$4.03.

  9. Scanning electron microscope - Wikipedia

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    An account of the early history of scanning electron microscopy has been presented by McMullan. [2] [3] Although Max Knoll produced a photo with a 50 mm object-field-width showing channeling contrast by the use of an electron beam scanner, [4] it was Manfred von Ardenne who in 1937 invented [5] a microscope with high resolution by scanning a very small raster with a demagnified and finely ...