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Rational  |  Rational number   (English)

Definition (keystage 3)

A number is rational if it can be written as the ratio of two
whole numbers.
eg 2/5 is rational but e is not.
We use the symbol Q for the set { [(n)/(m)] | nZ , mZ   and   m ≠ 0 } .

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