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Identifying Rational and Irrational Numbers by Decimal Form

A number's status as rational or irrational can be determined directly from its decimal representation. If the decimal either stops completely or cycles through a repeating pattern, the number is rational. Conversely, if the decimal form continues infinitely without ever repeating a block of digits, the number is irrational.

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