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	Vinculum		2017-01-27
		From Dick: What is the line or bar over a Roman Numeral called? Eg. V with the bar over it representing 5,000 . Answered by Penny Nom.
	The bar over repeating digits.		2004-09-07
		From Debbie: I would like to know the name given to the bar that is written over the repeating digits of a decimal. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The "goesinta" box		2001-02-07
		From Bridget: We are looking for the "proper" name of the "box" that is drawn around the dividend on a division problem: ___ 3)12 It has always been a family joke to call it the "goesinta" box, but a search of several reference sources hasn't yielded an answer -- This is a question of curiosity rather than a question for homework. Answered by Claude Tardif.
	The Division Bracket.		1997-04-09
		From Judy Riley: A fellow teacher recently asked if I remembered the exact word for a division bracket (not the symbol with dots, the horizontal line in a fraction, or a solidus). I couldn't. Can you help? Answered by Walter Whiteley and Harley Weston.
	Repeating decimals		1996-09-09
		From Alice: What is the line called that is placed over the decimal to show that it is infinitely repeating? Answered by The Centralizer.

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