Defn: That part of a circulating decimal which recurs continually, ad infinitum: — sometimes indicated by a dot over the first and last repetend is 283.
REPETITION
Rep`e*ti"tion (rp`-tsh"n), n. Etym: [L. repetitio: cf. F. répétition.
See Repeat.]
1. The act of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration. I need not be barren of accusations; he hath faults, with surplus to tire in repetition. Shak.
2. Recital from memory; rehearsal.
3. (Mus.)
Defn: The act of repeating, singing,
4. (Rhet.)
Defn: Reiteration, or repeating the same word, or the same sense in different words, for the purpose of making a deeper impression on the audience.
5. (Astron. & Surv.)
Defn: The measurement of an angle by successive observations with a repeating instrument.