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Quotient of two numbers is always is well-defined.
Between any two rationals, there is another rational.
Definition on top of
Z
.
Q
subset
Z
x
Z
.
Z
not subset
Q
!
We will see later how to "embed"
Z
into
Q
.
We will see later a "better" construction of
Q
.
Author:
Wolfgang Schreiner
Last Modification: November 16, 1999
