Arithmetic structure of rational numbers
Set
definiendum | ⟨Q,+Q,⋅Q⟩ |
postulate | [⟨a,b⟩]+Q[⟨m,n⟩]=[⟨a n+b m,b n⟩] |
postulate | [⟨a,b⟩]⋅Q[⟨m,n⟩]=[⟨a m,b n⟩] |
The operations + and ⋅ on the right hand sides are these of arithmetic structure of integers.
Discussion
We'll generally use the notation introduced in integer as well as
ab≡⟨a,b⟩
We'll also often omit the multiplication sign.
We can also introduce numerator and denominator:
numab≡a |
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denab≡b |
Theorems
Division or rational numbers is given by
[⟨a,b⟩][⟨m,n⟩]=[⟨a m,b m⟩]
Reference
Wikipedia: Rational number