A rational number is one which can be expressed as a ratio of two integers.
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No. Rational numbers are those numbers that can be expressed as a ratio of two integers. 2.4, for example, is a rational number (it can be written as the ratio 12/5), but not a counting number.
Irrational numbers are not able to be formed from a simple ratio or fraction.The root word behind rational is the word Ratio, the relationship of two numbers. Their ratio.Pi and e would be common irrational numbers, as is 2^0.5
Yes, integers are rational numbers. Rational numbers are defined as the set of numbers that can be expressed as the ratio of two integers, where the denominator is not zero. Since integers can be expressed as the ratio of itself divided by 1, they are considered rational numbers.
Yes, that is the definition of rational numbers.
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