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minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·26 days agoDo you have a computer type that can represent the entire rational set?
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·26 days agoNo. They all need to mimic certain numbers.
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·25 days agoSo, you have a notation that can represent the entire rational set? What exactly is being mimicked?
minus-squarecalcopiritus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·25 days agoYes. Have a structure with 2 BigInts. Treat one as the numerator. The other as denominators. It might not be efficient or fast. But it is possible.
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·25 days agoYou are proposing that can represent the entire rational set?
minus-squarecalcopiritus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-225 days agoYes that is correct. A BigInt represents the entire integer set. Rational numbers are defined by just 2 integers. Therefore, 2 BigInts represent the entire rational set.
Do you have a computer type that can represent the entire rational set?
No. They all need to mimic certain numbers.
So, you have a notation that can represent the entire rational set?
What exactly is being mimicked?
Yes. Have a structure with 2 BigInts. Treat one as the numerator. The other as denominators.
It might not be efficient or fast. But it is possible.
You are proposing that can represent the entire rational set?
Yes that is correct. A BigInt represents the entire integer set.
Rational numbers are defined by just 2 integers. Therefore, 2 BigInts represent the entire rational set.