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  2. Ratio - Wikipedia

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    As for fractions, the simplest form is considered that in which the numbers in the ratio are the smallest possible integers. Thus, the ratio 40:60 is equivalent in meaning to the ratio 2:3, the latter being obtained from the former by dividing both quantities by 20. Mathematically, we write 40:60 = 2:3, or equivalently 40:60∷2:3.

  3. Irreducible fraction - Wikipedia

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    An irreducible fraction (or fraction in lowest terms, simplest form or reduced fraction) is a fraction in which the numerator and denominator are integers that have no other common divisors than 1 (and −1, when negative numbers are considered). [1]

  4. Fraction - Wikipedia

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    A mixed number (also called a mixed fraction or mixed numeral) is the sum of a non-zero integer and a proper fraction, conventionally written by juxtaposition (or concatenation) of the two parts, without the use of an intermediate plus (+) or minus (−) sign. When the fraction is written horizontally, a space is added between the integer and ...

  5. Division (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    Logarithm tables can be used to divide two numbers, by subtracting the two numbers' logarithms, then looking up the antilogarithm of the result. Division can be calculated with a slide rule by aligning the divisor on the C scale with the dividend on the D scale. The quotient can be found on the D scale where it is aligned with the left index on ...

  6. Division algorithm - Wikipedia

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    Long division is the standard algorithm used for pen-and-paper division of multi-digit numbers expressed in decimal notation. It shifts gradually from the left to the right end of the dividend, subtracting the largest possible multiple of the divisor (at the digit level) at each stage; the multiples then become the digits of the quotient, and the final difference is then the remainder.

  7. Short division - Wikipedia

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    Dividing 950 by 4 in a single step would require knowing the multiplication table up to 238 × 4. Instead, the division is reduced to small steps. Starting from the left, enough digits are selected to form a number (called the partial dividend) that is at least 4×1 but smaller than 4×10 (4 being the divisor in this problem). Here, the partial ...

  8. Quotient - Wikipedia

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    A rational number can be defined as the quotient of two integers (as long as the denominator is non-zero). A more detailed definition goes as follows: [10] A real number r is rational, if and only if it can be expressed as a quotient of two integers with a nonzero denominator. A real number that is not rational is irrational. Or more formally:

  9. Golden ratio - Wikipedia

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    When the golden ratio is used as the base of a numeral system (see golden ratio base, sometimes dubbed phinary or ⁠ ⁠-nary), quadratic integers in the ring ⁠ [] ⁠ – that is, numbers of the form ⁠ + ⁠ for ⁠ ⁠ and ⁠ ⁠ in ⁠ ⁠ – have terminating representations, but rational fractions have non-terminating representations.