The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Recur \Re*cur"\ (r?*k?r"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Recurred
   (-k?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Recurring.] [L. recurrere; pref.
   re- re- + currere to run. See Current.]
   1. To come back; to return again or repeatedly; to come again
      to mind.
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            When any word has been used to signify an idea, the
            old idea will recur in the mind when the word is
            heard.                                --I. Watts.
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   2. To occur at a stated interval, or according to some
      regular rule; as, the fever will recur to-night.
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   3. To resort; to have recourse; to go for help.
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            If, to avoid succession in eternal existence, they
            recur to the "punctum stans" of the schools, they
            will thereby very little help us to a more positive
            idea of infinite duration.            --Locke.
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   Recurring decimal (Math.), a circulating decimal. See under
      Decimal.

   Recurring series (Math.), an algebraic series in which the
      coefficients of the several terms can be expressed by
      means of certain preceding coefficients and constants in
      one uniform manner.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Decimal \Dec"i*mal\, n.
   A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and
   almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal
   fraction.
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   Circulating decimal, or Circulatory decimal, a decimal
      fraction in which the same figure, or set of figures, is
      constantly repeated; as, 0.354354354; -- called also
      recurring decimal, repeating decimal, and repetend.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

recurring decimal
    n 1: a decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself
         indefinitely [syn: circulating decimal, recurring
         decimal, repeating decimal]