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*Any decimal representation which terminates (comes to an end), like 6.023, because this is just a way of writing a fraction (in this case, 6023/1000)
 
*Any decimal representation which terminates (comes to an end), like 6.023, because this is just a way of writing a fraction (in this case, 6023/1000)
 
*Any decimal representation which repeats or recurs, like 1.86292929292929..., because these can be shown to be fractions
 
*Any decimal representation which repeats or recurs, like 1.86292929292929..., because these can be shown to be fractions
*Irrational numbers, like &sqrt;10 = 3.162277660168... π = 3.1415926525..., whose decimal representations never repeat or terminate.
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*[[Irrational numbers]], like &sqrt;10 = 3.162277660168... π = 3.1415926525..., whose decimal representations never repeat or terminate.
    
==Formal definition==
 
==Formal definition==
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