What is a rational number but not a negative number?

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 10/17/2024

The term rational number is derived from ratio; it means any number which can be expressed as the ratio of two integers, such as 1/2, 546/17, etc. Any such number that is greater than zero qualifies as a positive number, which is therefore not negative.

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