"rational numbers" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} rational numbers
  1. plural of rational number Tags: form-of, plural Form of: rational number
    Sense id: en-rational_numbers-en-noun-03o17U0J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun|head=rational numbers}} rational numbers
  1. (mathematics) The set of numbers that can be expressed as a ratio of integers, often denoted with the bold letter Q, or the blackboard bold letter ℚ. Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (set of numbers that can be expressed as a ration of integers): rationaaliluvut (Finnish), numere raționale [neuter, plural] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-rational_numbers-en-noun-9444VkYJ Topics: mathematics, sciences

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