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rational number

quotient of two integers
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rational number
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Summary

rational number is a type of number[1]. It draws 11,535 Wikipedia views per month (type of number category, ranking #6 of 30).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: constructible number[3], real number[4], p-adic number[5]
  • Part of: set of rational numbers[6]
  • Commons category: Rational numbers[7]
  • Said to be the same as: Egyptian fraction[8]
  • Opposite of: irrational number[9]
  • Unicode character: ℚ[10]
  • Has part(s): denominator[11], numerator[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Rational numbers[13]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/tags/rational-numbers[14], https://math.stackexchange.com/tags/rational-numbers[15]
  • Different from: set of rational numbers[16]
  • Studied by: rational number theory[17]
  • Has part(s) of the class: integer[18]
  • Set cardinality: aleph null[19]
  • Exact match: http://www.farzanegi.org/math/rational%20numbers?lang=PA[20]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[22]

Why It Matters

rational number has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lex id → rationale_tal
    Exact match → http://www.farzanegi.org/math/rational%20numbers?lang=PA
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Exact match: http://www.farzanegi.org/math/rational%20numbers?lang=PA"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ Yso id: 12215, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  3. 22w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → type of number
    Different from → set of rational numbers
    Subclass of → constructible number, real number, p-adic number
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-update:1| */ Symbol represents: positive integer, fix redirect positive integer → positive integer ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/43bf22167717|details]])"
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