The bar over a repeating decimal

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From: Anselm McClain
Date: Mon, 09 Sep 1996 00:00

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Answer anyone?

Perhaps this will prove an easy question to one of you - what is the proper
term for the bar placed over an infinitely repeating decimal?
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e.g.   1.34

An emailed response would be greatly appreciated.

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