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rational number

    noun, Mathematics

Any real number that can be expressed exactly as a ratio of two integers, of the form a / b, where a and b are integers and b is not equal to zero.

    Computers have limits on the largest and smallest rational numbers that can be represented and rounding or approximation of some rational numbers.

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rational numbers

rational number

    noun, Mathematics

Any real number that can be expressed exactly as a ratio of two integers, of the form a / b, where a and b are integers and b is not equal to zero.

    Examples of rational numbers include 5, -7, 0, 1/2, and 7/3.

    Computers have limits on the largest and smallest rational numbers that can be represented and rounding or approximation of some rational numbers.

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