Obs. Math. [f. prec. or its source.] A circulating decimal.
1768. Robertson, Circ. Decimals, in Phil. Trans., LVIII. 213. Any finite number is in proportion to the same number recurring, as the proper denominator of the circulate is to that denominator increased by unity.
1796. Hutton, Math. Dict., I. 290/1. That part of the circulate which repeats, is called the repetend. Ibid. (1827), Course Math., I. 75, note. In corresponding circulates of 28 figures.
