Rational number

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The rational numbers (ℚ) are included in the real numbers (ℝ), while themselves including the integers (ℤ), which in turn include the natural numbers (ℕ)

In mathematics, a rational number is a number that can be expressed as the quotient or fraction p/q of two integers, a numerator p and a non-zero denominator q.[1] For example, −3/7 is a rational number, as is every integer (e.g. 5 = 5/1). The set of all rational numbers, also referred to as "the rationals",[2] the field of rationals[3] or the field of rational numbers is usually denoted by a boldface Q (or blackboard bold , Unicode