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For questions about method for storing and manipulating numbers on computer systems, such as floating point or binary representations.

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Represent a real number without loss of precision

There are many effective Rational Number implementations but one that has been proposed many times and can even handle some irrationals quite well is Continued Fractions. Quote from Continued Fractio …
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