rational number

quotient of two integers
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rational number

Summary

rational number is a type of number[1]. It draws 2,347 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_number category, ranking #6 of 30).[2]

Key Facts

  • rational number's instance of is recorded as type of number[3].
  • rational number is a type of constructible number[4].
  • rational number is a type of real number[5].
  • rational number is a type of p-adic number[6].
  • rational number is part of set of rational numbers[7].
  • rational number's Commons category is recorded as Rational numbers[8].
  • rational number's said to be the same as is recorded as Egyptian fraction[9].
  • rational number is the opposite of irrational number[10].
  • rational number's Unicode character is recorded as ℚ[11].
  • rational number comprises denominator[12].
  • rational number comprises numerator[13].
  • rational number's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rational numbers[14].
  • rational number's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/tags/rational-numbers[15].
  • rational number's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://math.stackexchange.com/tags/rational-numbers[16].
  • rational number's different from is recorded as set of rational numbers[17].
  • rational number's studied by is recorded as rational number theory[18].
  • rational number's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19].
  • rational number's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[20].

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Definition and Type

rational number's instance of is recorded as type of number[3]. Recorded subclass of include constructible number[4], real number[5], and p-adic number[6]. It is the opposite of irrational number[10].

Use and Application

Components include denominator[12], a mathematical concept[21] and numerator[13]. rational number is part of set of rational numbers[7].

Why It Matters

rational number draws 2,347 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_number category, ranking #6 of 30).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Different from set of rational numbers
    Subclass of constructible number, real number, p-adic number
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