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tag: 04P2RJ4WPS
kind: concept
name: Continued fraction
msc: [11A55]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continued_fraction
    locator: lead section
same_as:
  wikidata: Q4115724
  wikipedia: Continued fraction
---

## Summary

A continued fraction is an expression $b_0 + a_1 / (b_1 + a_2 / (b_2 + \cdots))$, a fraction whose denominator contains a fraction, and so on.
The [[definition of a continued fraction|0BK6JBK58W]] gives the precise form.