Rational number

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, a rational number is a ratio or quotient of two integers, usually written as the vulgar fraction a/b, where b is not zero. Each rational number can be written in infinitely many forms, for example . The simplest form is when and have no common divisors, and every non-zero rational number has exactly one simplest form of this type with positive denominator.

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In mathematics Mathematics

Mathematics is the discipline that deals with concepts such as quantity [i], structure [i], space [i] a ... 

, a rational number is a ratio or quotient of two integers, usually written as the vulgar fraction a/b, where b is not zero.
Each rational number can be written in infinitely many forms, for example . The simplest form is when and have no common divisors, and every non-zero rational number has exactly one simplest form of this type with positive denominator.
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