rational
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- noun
- /ˈræʃənl/
- Specialized
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número racional
- Evidently there are way, way, way more rational numbers than there are integers.
And until the time of the Pythagoreans, it was assumed that all numbers were rationals.
- And until the time of the Pythagoreans, it was assumed that all numbers were rationals.
Examples
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An example of a rational number is 3 or -4.
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So these are the possible rational roots.
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If it equals a square number, then you have two rational solutions.
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And what we want to know is the number of rational solutions to a particular elliptic equation.
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Rationals are defined by parts of things—the positions between the numbers.
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A rational number can be written as the fraction 1/2.
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In mathematics, a rational number includes any number that can be expressed as the quotient of two integers.
Synonyms
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A number that shows a part of a whole written as one number over another
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A number that can be written as a fraction like 3/4 or -1/2
Antonyms
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A number that cannot be written as a fraction, for example π or √2
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
A rational as a noun takes its name from Latin ratio 'calculation' and simply means a number that can be written as a 'ratio' of two whole numbers, which is why such numbers are called rationals.