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nombre rationnel

Definitions of nombre rationnel
  1. noun
    an integer or a fraction
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    types:
    fraction
    the quotient of two rational numbers
    mantisse
    the positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808
    fraction simple
    the quotient of two integers
    fraction impropre
    a fraction whose numerator is larger than the denominator
    fraction propre
    a fraction with a numerator smaller than the denominator
    fraction complexe
    a fraction with fractions in the numerator or denominator
    fraction continue
    a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction and so on
    type of:
    nombre réel, réel
    any rational or irrational number
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