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Let r in Q and take x and y such that r=<x, y>. We call x the numerator of r and y its denominator:
numerator(r) := such x: exists y: r in Q /\ r = <x, y>; denominator(r) := such y: exists x: r in Q /\ r = <x, y>.
Numerator and denominator are uniquely defined.