repeating

Everyday

1. Repeating means doing or saying something again and again. tree →
2. A repeating pattern is one that goes over and over in the same order. tree →
3. A repeating decimal has digits that go on again forever, like 0.333… tree →

In the lessons

a pattern that comes again in the same order; find what comes at a far place by the length of the pattern; in maths: repeating patterns of shapes, colours or numbers; in music: a repeating chorus; in science: the seasons and day and night repeat in a cycle; in learning: repeating helps you remember

Examples

• The pattern red, blue, green keeps repeating. What is the 10th colour? tree →
• The repeating part has 4 beads. tree →
• Write the repeating rule: 2, 5, 2, 5 … tree →
• She is repeating the song 3 times. tree →
• Repeating your spellings helps you learn them. tree →
• The wallpaper has a repeating pattern of birds. tree →
• 1 ÷ 3 = 0.333…, a repeating decimal. tree →
• Day and night keep repeating. tree →
• Stop repeating everything I say! tree →

Note

Points to a cycle: the nth item = the item at the remainder of n ÷ pattern length (10 ÷ 3 remainder 1 → red). Trap: a remainder of 0 means the last item of the pattern, not the first. Noun: repetition.