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rational | (of a number, quantity, or expression) Expressible, or containing quantities that are expressible, as a ratio of whole numbers. When expressed as a decimal, a rational number has a finite or recurring expansion |
irrational | (of a number, quantity, or expression) Not expressible as a ratio of two integers, and having an infinite and nonrecurring expansion when expressed as a decimal. Examples of irrational numbers are the number p and the square root of 2 |