Rational optimists, like myself, choose to take a positive stance on any given situation, but still focus on the reality of the given situation. Optimists tend to exaggerate the goodness of a situation while underestimating the actual badness that is present. Being rational yet positive about a situation allows one to analyze the predicament positively and see what good can be taken from it, while simultaneously recalling what has actually occurred and taking that realism into account.
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A rational algebraic expression is the ratio of two polynomials, each with rational coefficients. By suitable rescaling, both the polynomials can be made to have integer coefficients.
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A rational number is one that can be expressed as a ratio of two integers. That is, a number x is rational if and only if it is equivalent to p/q for some integers p and q where q is not 0.
Mathematics a rational number is any number that can be expressed as the quotient a/b of two integers, with the denominator b not equal to zero. Since b may be equal to 1, every integer is a rational number. The set of all rational numbers is usually denoted Q (for quotient).
No, it is rational.