Rational

Author: moritz

lib/Rational.pod

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+=begin pod
+
+=head1 Rational
+
+    role Rational[::NuT, ::DenomT] does Real { ... }
+
+C<Rational> is the common role for numbers that are stored as pairs of
+numerator and denominator. It is parameterized by the types of the numerator
+and denominator.
+
+Built into Perl 6 are L<Rat> and L<FatRat>, which both do the C<Rational> role.
+
+=head2 methods
+
+=head3 numerator
+
+Returns the numerator.
+
+=head3 denominator
+
+Returns the denominator.
+
+=head3 nude
+
+Returns a list of the numerator and denominator.
+
+=head3 norm
+
+Returns a normalized Rational object, ie with positive denominator, and
+numerator and denominator coprime.
+
+=end pod