Rational nummer
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In mathematics, a rational nummer is ony nummer that can be expressed as the quotient or fraction p/q o twa integers, wi the denominator q nae equal tae zero.[1] Syne q mey be equal tae 1, every integer is a rational nummer. The set o aw rational nummers is uisually denotit bi a boldface Q (or blackboard bauld , Unicode Template:Unicode); it wis thus named in 1895 bi Peano efter quoziente, Italian for "quotient".