continued fraction

Continued fraction — Fraction Frac tion, n. [F. fraction, L. fractio a breaking, fr. frangere, fractum, to break. See {Break}.] 1. The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Neither can the natural body of Christ be… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Continued fraction — Continued Con*tin ued, p. p. & a. Having extension of time, space, order of events, exertion of energy, etc.; extended; protracted; uninterrupted; also, resumed after interruption; extending through a succession of issues, session, etc.; as, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

continued fraction — n. a fraction whose denominator consists of a whole number plus a fraction whose denominator consists of a whole number plus a fraction, and so forth …   English World dictionary

Continued fraction — Finite continued fraction, where a0 is an integer, any other ai are positive integers, and n is a non negative integer. In mathematics, a continued fraction is an expression obtained through an iterative process of representing a number as the… …   Wikipedia

continued fraction — Math. a fraction whose denominator contains a fraction whose denominator contains a fraction, and so on. [1860 65] * * * ▪ mathematics       expression of a number as the sum of an integer and a quotient, the denominator of which is the sum of an …   Universalium

continued fraction — fraction whose denominator is a fraction whose denominator is a fraction and so on …   English contemporary dictionary

continued fraction — /kənˌtɪnjud ˈfrækʃən/ (say kuhn.tinyoohd frakshuhn) noun Mathematics a fraction whose denominator contains a fraction whose denominator contains a fraction, and so on. Also, recurring fraction …   Australian English dictionary

continued fraction — 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 • Hypernyms: ↑fraction …   Useful english dictionary

continued fraction — noun Date: 1811 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

continued fraction — noun A fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction and so on to an infinite number of terms …   Wiktionary

continued fraction — contin′ued frac′tion n. math. a fraction whose denominator contains a fraction whose denominator contains a fraction and so on • Etymology: 1860–65 …   From formal English to slang