Rational number In mathematics, a rational number is any number that can be expressed as the quotient or fraction p/q of two integers, with thedenominator q not equal to zero. Since q may be equal to 1, every integer is a rational number. The set of all rational numbers is usually denoted by a boldface (or blackboard bold . Unicode ); it was thus named in 1895 by Peano after quoziente, Italian for "quotient".The decimal expansion of a rational number always either terminates after a finite number of digits or begins to repeat the same finitesequence of digits over and over. Moreover, any repeating or terminating decimal represents a rational number. These statements hold true not just for base 10, but also for binary, hexadecimal, or any other integer base. A real number that is not rational is called irrational. Irrational numbers include √2, π, and e. The decimal expansion of an irrational number continues forever without repeating. Since the set of rational numbers is countable, and the set of real numbers is uncountable,almost all real numbers are irrational. yan sagot yan cheerful masaya na kayo..... :(
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