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2.3.2.1.2 Syntax of a Ratio</H2> <P>
<A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_r.htm#ratio"><I>Ratios</I></A> can be written as an optional <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_s.htm#sign"><I>sign</I></A> followed by two non-empty sequences of <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_d.htm#digit"><I>digits</I></A> separated by a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_s.htm#slash"><I>slash</I></A>; see <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="02_ca.htm#syntaxfornumerictokens">Figure 2-9</A>. The second sequence may not consist entirely of zeros. Examples of <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_r.htm#ratio"><I>ratios</I></A> are in the next figure. <P>
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2/3 ;This is in canonical form
4/6 ;A non-canonical form for 2/3
-17/23 ;A ratio preceded by a sign
-30517578125/32768 ;This is (-5/2)^15
10/5 ;The canonical form for this is 2
#o-101/75 ;Octal notation for -65/61
#3r120/21 ;Ternary notation for 15/7
#Xbc/ad ;Hexadecimal notation for 188/173
#xFADED/FACADE ;Hexadecimal notation for 1027565/16435934
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<P><B>Figure 2-13. Examples of Ratios</B> <P>
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