RE: Where did the universe come from? Atheistic origin science has no answer.
October 6, 2014 at 3:58 pm
(This post was last modified: October 6, 2014 at 4:00 pm by pocaracas.)
sqrt(2) / pi.... would that be a fraction?
As I was taught, way back when... a fraction is when you have one number divided by another:
a/b
A rational number is one that can be expressed by a fraction of integer numbers.
A ratio is usually expressed as a rational fraction.
However, you can have a ratio of two arbitrary numbers.
In my line of business, it is common to represent the radial position within a toroidal vessel, as the ratio R/R0, where R0 is the radial position of the center of the vessel's cross-section. And R0 is .... well, it depends on which vessel you're working... not integer!
Here's a drawing to help understand what I'm talking about:
![[Image: nf427402f01_online.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=ej.iop.org%2Fimages%2F0029-5515%2F53%2F3%2F033005%2FFull%2Fnf427402f01_online.jpg)
As I was taught, way back when... a fraction is when you have one number divided by another:
a/b
A rational number is one that can be expressed by a fraction of integer numbers.
A ratio is usually expressed as a rational fraction.
However, you can have a ratio of two arbitrary numbers.
In my line of business, it is common to represent the radial position within a toroidal vessel, as the ratio R/R0, where R0 is the radial position of the center of the vessel's cross-section. And R0 is .... well, it depends on which vessel you're working... not integer!
Here's a drawing to help understand what I'm talking about:
