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12.2.7 ratio System Class

Class Precedence List:
ratio, rational, real, number, t

Description:
A ratio is a number representing the mathematical ratio of two non-zero integers, the numerator and denominator, whose greatest common divisor is one, and of which the denominator is positive and greater than one.

See Also:
Figure 2.3.1 Numbers as Tokens, Section 2.3.2 Constructing Numbers from Tokens, Section 22.1.3.1.2 Printing Ratios

Allegro CL Implementation Details:
None.

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