Subject:
repeating digits (was Re: Vulgar fractions (was: 8859-1,
8859-15, 1252 and Euro))
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>> FYI, the repeten digits (or whatever others call them) are
the
> representations of the digits that denote that a digit
repeats
> infinitely. For example, the graphic representation of 7 1/3
would look > like 7.333 with a horizontal bar above the
rightmost "3".
<digit> + U+0305 COMBINING OVERLINE ?
OK, provided the overline in a font goes the full width of the
digit. For example, 7/22 = 0.2(692307) where the portion in
parenthesis is repeated and would normally be represented by
having a solid overline over that entire sequence of digits.
Peter
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