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Field structure of rational numbers

Edited by Patrick Stevens last updated 30th Jul 2016
Requires: Rational number

The rational numbers, being the field_of_fractions of the integers, have the following field structure:

  • Addition is given by ab+pq=aq+bpbq
  • Multiplication is given by abcd=acbd
  • The identity under addition is 01
  • The identity under multiplication is 11
  • The additive inverse of ab is −ab
  • The multiplicative inverse of ab (where a≠0) is ba.

It additionally inherits a total ordering which respects the field structure: 0<cd if and only if c and d are both positive or c and d are both negative. All other information about the ordering can be derived from this fact: ab<cd if and only if 0<cd−ab.

Parents:
Rational number
Children:
Arithmetic of rational numbers (Math 0)
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