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continued fraction

expression of a rational as an iterative sequence of addition and inversion of integers
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continued fraction

Summary

continued fraction is a mathematical expression[1]. It draws 64 Wikipedia views per month (mathematical_expression category, ranking #9 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • continued fraction's instance of is recorded as mathematical expression[3].
  • continued fraction is a type of generalized continued fraction[4].
  • continued fraction's Commons category is recorded as Continued fractions[5].
  • continued fraction's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Continued fractions[6].
  • continued fraction's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • continued fraction's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • continued fraction's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
  • continued fraction's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[10].
  • continued fraction's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • continued fraction's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://mathoverflow.net/tags/continued-fractions[12].
  • continued fraction's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://math.stackexchange.com/tags/continued-fractions[13].
  • continued fraction's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[14].

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Definition and Type

continued fraction's instance of is recorded as mathematical expression[3]. It is a type of generalized it[4].

Why It Matters

continued fraction draws 64 Wikipedia views per month (mathematical_expression category, ranking #9 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
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    Topic's main category → Category:Continued fractions
    Described by source → New Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition +2
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