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document.write( "A RATIOnal number is the RATIO of two integers.\r\n" );
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document.write( "2.86 means  which means  which is the RATIO\r\n" );
document.write( "of two integers 286 and 100.\r\n" );
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document.write( "[And yes, although irrelevant, it reduces to  which is also\r\n" );
document.write( "the RATIO of two integers.]\r\n" );
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document.write( "A RATIOnal number is the RATIO of two integers,\r\n" );
document.write( "therefore 2.86 is a RATIOnal number.\r\n" );
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