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See Also: fraction, proof that the rationals are countable

Other names:  $\mathbb{Q}$
Also defines:  rational

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Cross-references: real numbers, subset, dense, order topology, topological space, opposite, inequality, ordering relation, ordered field, field, product, equivalent, fractions, quotient, terms, integers, ring, fraction field, rational numbers
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This is version 10 of rational number, born on 2001-10-19, modified 2005-02-14.
Object id is 396, canonical name is RationalNumber.
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AMS MSC03E99 (Mathematical logic and foundations :: Set theory :: Miscellaneous)
 11A99 (Number theory :: Elementary number theory :: Miscellaneous)
 13B30 (Commutative rings and algebras :: Ring extensions and related topics :: Quotients and localization)

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alternative definition by akrowne on 2001-10-19 18:48:53
Back in my day, we called the rational numebers {p/q : p, q are integers}

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