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Well, irrational doesn't mean "crazy" Ratios are fractions. Rational numbers are really "ratio..." numbers. like 1/3 or 45/99 or 27736644/8867564, whatever. Numbers that are not made by fractions are "non ratio" numbers (or Irrational), like e, pi, and lots more. No 22/7 is not Pi....

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