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ContinuedFractions

Gem Version

Description

Generates quotients and convergents for a given number.

Synopsis

require 'continued_fractions'

pi = Math::PI
=> 3.14159265358979

cf = ContinuedFraction.new(pi,10)
=> 3.141592653589793, quotients: [3, 7, 15, 1, 292, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1], convergents: [(3/1), (22/7), (333/106), (355/113), (103993/33102), (104348/33215), (208341/66317), (312689/99532), (833719/265381), (1146408/364913)]
                     
cf.convergents
=> [(3/1), (22/7), (333/106), (355/113), (103993/33102), (104348/33215), (208341/66317), (312689/99532), (833719/265381), (1146408/364913)]

cf.quotients
=> [3, 7, 15, 1, 292, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1]

# Add, subtract, multiply and divide continued fractions.  The limit of the result is the max limit of the operands.

cf2 = ContinuedFraction.new(rand,20)
=> 0.9465929215086878, quotients: [0, 1, 17, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 41, 1, 1, 2, 22, 1, 1, 11, 1, 3], convergents: [(0/1), (1/1), (17/18), (18/19), (53/56), (71/75), (124/131), (195/206), (319/337), (514/543), (21393/22600), (21907/23143), (43300/45743), (108507/114629), (2430454/2567581), (2538961/2682210), (4969415/5249791), (57202526/60429911), (62171941/65679702), (243718349/257469017)]

cf + cf2
=> 4.088185575098481, quotients: [4, 11, 2, 1, 16, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 25, 7, 1, 3, 1, 3], convergents: [(4/1), (45/11), (94/23), (139/34), (2318/567), (2457/601), (7232/1769), (9689/2370), (16921/4139), (26610/6509), (43531/10648), (1114885/272709), (7847726/1919611), (8962611/2192320), (34735559/8496571), (43698170/10688891), (165830069/40563244)]

Install

sudo gem install continued_fractions

Requirements/Dependencies

  • Ruby 3.1+
  • Depends on Ruby's Rational class

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  • RSpec required to run tests
  • Yard to compile documentation

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