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rational function

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noun

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


Etymology

Origin of rational function

First recorded in 1880–85

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The domain of a rational function is all real numbers except for those values that would cause division by zero.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

How to determine the domain of a rational function.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

In the following exercises, express each series as a rational function.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

Figure 4.53 The graph of this rational function approaches a horizontal asymptote as x → ±∞.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

The function S is, however, a rational function of z with poles upon C, that is external to R0.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various