repetend
/rep-i-tend, rep-i-tend/US // ˈrɛp ɪˌtɛnd, ˌrɛp ɪˈtɛnd //UK // (ˈrɛpɪˌtɛnd, ˌrɛpɪˈtɛnd) //
重复,重复的,重覆,重复进行
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Mathematics. the part of a repeating decimal that is repeated, as 1234 in 0.123412341234. …
- : Music. a phrase or sound that is repeated.
- : Prosody. a word, phrase, line or longer element that is repeated, sometimes with variation, at irregular intervals in a poem.
Examples
Poe created the fifth line of his stanza for the magic of the repetend.
True, America is free; but in order to establish tradition some one must be a repetend—a repeating decimal.
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