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IEVref:102-02-04ID:
Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: fraction
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Definition: ordered pair of integers representing a rational number

Note 1 to entry: A rational number can be represented by an infinity of fractions.

Note 2 to entry: For the ordered pair (p, q), the fraction is denoted by p/q or pq.

Note 3 to entry: In a fraction p/q, the first element p is called "numerator" and the second is called "denominator".


Publication date:2008-08
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Internal notes:2017-02-20: Editorial revisions in accordance with the information provided in C00019 (IEV 102) - evaluation. JGO
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