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Rational number

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000995

A number that is expressed as the fraction or quotient p/q of two integers, where the numerator p is an integer and the non-zero denominator q is a positive integer. In computing, they are represented either by storing the numerator and denominator separately or by using floating-point data types, which approximate their value. Numbers like pi and the square root of 2 are irrational because they cannot be expressed as such a fraction.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000995
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectTechnical
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Rational number",
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  "definition": "A number that is expressed as the fraction or quotient p/q of two integers, where the numerator p is an integer and the non-zero denominator q is a positive integer. In computing, they are represented either by storing the numerator and denominator separately or by using floating-point data types, which approximate their value. Numbers like pi and the square root of 2 are irrational because they cannot be expressed as such a fraction.",
  "subject": "Technical",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/rational-number/"
}

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