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Noun: continued fraction
  1. 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
    "The square root of 2 can be expressed as a continued fraction"

Derived forms: continued fractions

Type of: fraction

Encyclopedia: Continued fraction