Meaning

1 senses
  1. A number that can be expressed as the ratio of two integers.

    rationale Zahl

    рациона́льное число́racionálʹnoje čisló

More definitions
  • an integer or a fraction

Examples

4 sentences
  1. The sum of two rational numbers is also rational.

  2. Any irrational number can be approximated by a rational number with arbitrarily large precision.

    ruЛюбое иррациональное число может быть приближено рациональным числом со сколь угодно большой точностью. — Ooneykcall

  3. The set of real numbers is uncountable, and, therefore, it's larger than the set of rational numbers.

    Множина дійсних чисел незліченна, і, внаслідок цього, вона більша від множини раціональних чисел. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR

    ruМножество действительных чисел является несчётным и потому больше множества рациональных чисел. — Ooneykcall · CC BY 2.0 FR

    deDie Menge der reellen Zahlen ist überabzählbar und mithin größer als die Menge der rationalen Zahlen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR

  4. Numbers that can be expressed as fractions of two whole numbers are called rational numbers.

    deRational nennt man Zahlen, die sich als Bruch zweier ganzer Zahlen schreiben lassen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
quotient of integers:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
quotient of integers:

Origin

From rational + number, ultimately from Latin rationalis + numerus. Compare analogous loga

From rational + number, ultimately from Latin rationalis + numerus. Compare analogous logarithm, from Ancient Greek.

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Forms

plural: rational numbers
Singularrational number
Pluralrational numbers

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

See also

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