rational number

See also: rational-number

English

Etymology

rational + number, ultimately from Latin rationalis + numerus. Compare analogous logarithm, from Ancient Greek.

Noun

rational number (plural rational numbers)

  1. (mathematics) A number that can be expressed as the ratio of two integers.

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