CLHS: System Class RATIONAL

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System Class RATIONAL

Class Precedence List:

rational, real, number, t

Description:

The canonical representation of a rational is as an integer if its value is integral, and otherwise as a ratio.

The types integer and ratio are disjoint subtypes of type rational.

Compound Type Specifier Kind:

Abbreviating.

Compound Type Specifier Syntax:

rational [lower-limit [upper-limit]]

Compound Type Specifier Arguments:

lower-limit, upper-limit---interval designators for type rational. The defaults for each of lower-limit and upper-limit is the symbol *.

Compound Type Specifier Description:

This denotes the rationals on the interval described by lower-limit and upper-limit.

The following X3J13 cleanup issue, not part of the specification, applies to this section:

- REAL-NUMBER-TYPE:X3J13-MAR-89

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