Definitions
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Continued Fraction.
Continued Fraction - as a 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
Example Sentences
"The continued fraction for the square root of two is 1 + 1/(2 + 1/(2 + 1/(2 + ...)))."
"To approximate an irrational number, we can use a continued fraction expansion."
"The infinite continued fraction for e is 2 + 1/(1 + 2/(1 + 1/(1 + 2/(1 + ...))))."
"The golden ratio can be expressed as a continued fraction [1; 1, 1, 1, ...]."
"Convergents of a continued fraction provide rational approximations of a number."
