rational function

noun

, Mathematics.

1. a function that can be written as the quotient of two polynomials with integral coefficients.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rational function¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

To put our viewpoint somewhat differently, language is primarily a pre-rational function.

From Project Gutenberg

We have then the theorem that every rational symmetrical function of the roots is a rational function of the coefficients.

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If any rational function be changed The fundamental theorem in regard to the rationality group.

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