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An integer <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/d/d031/d031050/d0310502.png" />, indicating ( "denominating" ) the magnitude of the aliquot fractions that make up the fraction. The denominator of an algebraic fraction <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/d/d031/d031050/d0310503.png" /> is the expression <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/d/d031/d031050/d0310504.png" /> (see [[Fraction|Fraction]]).
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An integer $b$, indicating ( "denominating" ) the magnitude of the aliquot fractions that make up the fraction. The denominator of an algebraic fraction $A/B$ is the expression $B$ (see [[Fraction|Fraction]]).
  
  

Latest revision as of 09:49, 15 April 2014

of an arithmetical fraction $a/b$

An integer $b$, indicating ( "denominating" ) the magnitude of the aliquot fractions that make up the fraction. The denominator of an algebraic fraction $A/B$ is the expression $B$ (see Fraction).


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For aliquot fractions see Aliquot ratio.

How to Cite This Entry:
Denominator. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Denominator&oldid=18825
This article was adapted from an original article by S.A. Stepanov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article