Class: Rational

Inherits:
Numeric show all

Overview

A rational number can be represented as a paired integer number; a/b (b>0). Where a is numerator and b is denominator. Integer a equals rational a/1 mathematically.

In ruby, you can create rational object with Rational or to_r method. The return values will be irreducible.

Rational(1)      #=> (1/1)
Rational(2, 3)   #=> (2/3)
Rational(4, -6)  #=> (-2/3)
3.to_r           #=> (3/1)

You can also create ratioanl object from floating-point numbers or strings.

Rational(0.3)    #=> (5404319552844595/18014398509481984)
Rational('0.3')  #=> (3/10)
Rational('2/3')  #=> (2/3)

0.3.to_r         #=> (5404319552844595/18014398509481984)
'0.3'.to_r       #=> (3/10)
'2/3'.to_r       #=> (2/3)

A rational object is an exact number, which helps you to write program without any rounding errors.

10.times.inject(0){|t,| t + 0.1}              #=> 0.9999999999999999
10.times.inject(0){|t,| t + Rational('0.1')}  #=> (1/1)

However, when an expression has inexact factor (numerical value or operation), will produce an inexact result.

Rational(10) / 3   #=> (10/3)
Rational(10) / 3.0 #=> 3.3333333333333335

Rational(-8) ** Rational(1, 3)
                   #=> (1.0000000000000002+1.7320508075688772i)

Class Method Summary (collapse)

Instance Method Summary (collapse)

Methods inherited from Numeric

#%, #+@, #-@, #abs, #abs2, #angle, #arg, #class, #conj, #conjugate, #div, #divmod, #dup, #eql?, #i, #imag, #imaginary, #initialize_copy, #integer?, #magnitude, #modulo, #nonzero?, #phase, #polar, #real, #real?, #rect, #rectangular, #remainder, #scalar?, #singleton_method_added, #step, #to_c, #to_int, #zero?

Methods included from Comparable

#, #, #>, #>=, #between?

Methods inherited from NSNumber

#boolValue, #charValue, #compare:, #decimalValue, #descriptionWithLocale:, #doubleValue, #floatValue, #initWithBool:, #initWithChar:, #initWithDouble:, #initWithFloat:, #initWithInt:, #initWithInteger:, #initWithLong:, #initWithLongLong:, #initWithShort:, #initWithUnsignedChar:, #initWithUnsignedInt:, #initWithUnsignedInteger:, #initWithUnsignedLong:, #initWithUnsignedLongLong:, #initWithUnsignedShort:, #intValue, #integerValue, #isEqualToNumber:, #longLongValue, #longValue, numberWithBool:, numberWithChar:, numberWithDouble:, numberWithFloat:, numberWithInt:, numberWithInteger:, numberWithLong:, numberWithLongLong:, numberWithShort:, numberWithUnsignedChar:, numberWithUnsignedInt:, numberWithUnsignedInteger:, numberWithUnsignedLong:, numberWithUnsignedLongLong:, numberWithUnsignedShort:, #objCType, #shortValue, #stringValue, #unsignedCharValue, #unsignedIntValue, #unsignedIntegerValue, #unsignedLongLongValue, #unsignedLongValue, #unsignedShortValue

Methods inherited from NSValue

#getValue:, #initWithBytes:objCType:, #isEqualToValue:, #nonretainedObjectValue, #objCType, #pointerValue, #rangeValue, value:withObjCType:, valueWithBytes:objCType:, valueWithNonretainedObject:, valueWithPointer:, valueWithRange:

Methods inherited from NSObject

#!, #!=, #!~, #===, #=~, #Rational, #__callee__, #__method__, #__send__, #__type__, `, alloc, allocWithZone:, #autoContentAccessingProxy, autoload, autoload?, autorelease_pool, #awakeAfterUsingCoder:, binding, block_given?, caller, cancelPreviousPerformRequestsWithTarget:, cancelPreviousPerformRequestsWithTarget:selector:object:, catch, class, classFallbacksForKeyedArchiver, #classForCoder, #classForKeyedArchiver, classForKeyedUnarchiver, #clone, conformsToProtocol:, #copy, copyWithZone:, #dealloc, #define_singleton_method, description, display, #doesNotRecognizeSelector:, #dup, #enum_for, #eql?, #equal?, #extend, fail, #finalize, format, #forwardInvocation:, #forwardingTargetForSelector:, framework, #freeze, #frozen?, getpass, gets, global_variables, #init, initialize, #initialize_clone, #initialize_copy, #initialize_dup, instanceMethodForSelector:, instanceMethodSignatureForSelector:, #instance_eval, #instance_exec, #instance_of?, #instance_variable_defined?, #instance_variable_get, #instance_variable_set, #instance_variables, instancesRespondToSelector:, isSubclassOfClass:, #is_a?, iterator?, #kind_of?, lambda, load, load_bridge_support_file, load_plist, local_variables, loop, #method, #methodForSelector:, #methodSignatureForSelector:, #methods, #mutableCopy, mutableCopyWithZone:, new, #nil?, open, p, #performSelector:onThread:withObject:waitUntilDone:, #performSelector:onThread:withObject:waitUntilDone:modes:, #performSelector:withObject:afterDelay:, #performSelector:withObject:afterDelay:inModes:, #performSelectorInBackground:withObject:, #performSelectorOnMainThread:withObject:waitUntilDone:, #performSelectorOnMainThread:withObject:waitUntilDone:modes:, print, printf, #private_methods, proc, #protected_methods, #public_method, #public_methods, #public_send, putc, puts, raise, rand, readline, readlines, #replacementObjectForCoder:, #replacementObjectForKeyedArchiver:, require, resolveClassMethod:, resolveInstanceMethod:, #respond_to?, #respond_to_missing?, select, #send, setVersion:, #singleton_methods, sprintf, srand, superclass, #taint, #tainted?, #tap, test, throw, #to_plist, trace_var, trap, #trust, #untaint, untrace_var, #untrust, #untrusted?, version

Constructor Details

This class inherits a constructor from NSObject

Dynamic Method Handling

This class handles dynamic methods through the method_missing method in the class NSObject

Class Method Details

+ (Object) convert

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Instance Method Details

- (Numeric) *(numeric)

Performs multiplication.

For example:

Rational(2, 3)  * Rational(2, 3)   #=> (4/9)
Rational(900)   * Rational(1)      #=> (900/1)
Rational(-2, 9) * Rational(-9, 2)  #=> (1/1)
Rational(9, 8)  * 4                #=> (9/2)
Rational(20, 9) * 9.8              #=> 21.77777777777778

Returns:

- (Numeric) **(numeric)

Performs exponentiation.

For example:

Rational(2)    ** Rational(3)    #=> (8/1)
Rational(10)   ** -2             #=> (1/100)
Rational(10)   ** -2.0           #=> 0.01
Rational(-4)   ** Rational(1,2)  #=> (1.2246063538223773e-16+2.0i)
Rational(1, 2) ** 0              #=> (1/1)
Rational(1, 2) ** 0.0            #=> 1.0

Returns:

- (Numeric) +(numeric)

Performs addition.

For example:

Rational(2, 3)  + Rational(2, 3)   #=> (4/3)
Rational(900)   + Rational(1)      #=> (900/1)
Rational(-2, 9) + Rational(-9, 2)  #=> (-85/18)
Rational(9, 8)  + 4                #=> (41/8)
Rational(20, 9) + 9.8              #=> 12.022222222222222

Returns:

- (Numeric) -(numeric)

Performs subtraction.

For example:

Rational(2, 3)  - Rational(2, 3)   #=> (0/1)
Rational(900)   - Rational(1)      #=> (899/1)
Rational(-2, 9) - Rational(-9, 2)  #=> (77/18)
Rational(9, 8)  - 4                #=> (23/8)
Rational(20, 9) - 9.8              #=> -7.577777777777778

Returns:

- (Numeric) /(numeric) - (Numeric) quo(numeric)

Performs division.

For example:

Rational(2, 3)  / Rational(2, 3)   #=> (1/1)
Rational(900)   / Rational(1)      #=> (900/1)
Rational(-2, 9) / Rational(-9, 2)  #=> (4/81)
Rational(9, 8)  / 4                #=> (9/32)
Rational(20, 9) / 9.8              #=> 0.22675736961451246

Overloads:

- (Object) //

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- (-1, ...) <=>(numeric)

Performs comparison and returns -1, 0, or +1.

For example:

Rational(2, 3)  <=> Rational(2, 3)  #=> 0
Rational(5)     <=> 5               #=> 0
Rational(2,3)   <=> Rational(1,3)   #=> 1
Rational(1,3)   <=> 1               #=> -1
Rational(1,3)   <=> 0.3             #=> 1

Returns:

  • (-1, 0, +1, nil)

- (Boolean) ==(object)

Returns true if rat equals object numerically.

For example:

Rational(2, 3)  == Rational(2, 3)   #=> true
Rational(5)     == 5                #=> true
Rational(0)     == 0.0              #=> true
Rational('1/3') == 0.33             #=> false
Rational('1/2') == '1/2'            #=> false

Returns:

  • (Boolean)

- (Object) alloc

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- (Integer) ceil - (Rational) ceil(precision = 0)

Returns the truncated value (toward positive infinity).

For example:

Rational(3).ceil      #=> 3
Rational(2, 3).ceil   #=> 1
Rational(-3, 2).ceil  #=> -1

       decimal      -  1  2  3 . 4  5  6
                      ^  ^  ^  ^   ^  ^
      precision      -3 -2 -1  0  +1 +2

'%f' % Rational('-123.456').ceil(+1)  #=> "-123.400000"
'%f' % Rational('-123.456').ceil(-1)  #=> "-120.000000"

Overloads:

- (Object) coerce

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- (Integer) denominator

Returns the denominator (always positive).

For example:

Rational(7).denominator             #=> 1
Rational(7, 1).denominator          #=> 1
Rational(9, -4).denominator         #=> 4
Rational(-2, -10).denominator       #=> 5
rat.numerator.gcd(rat.denominator)  #=> 1

Returns:

- (Boolean) exact?

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Returns:

  • (Boolean)

- (Float) fdiv(numeric)

Performs division and returns the value as a float.

For example:

Rational(2, 3).fdiv(1)       #=> 0.6666666666666666
Rational(2, 3).fdiv(0.5)     #=> 1.3333333333333333
Rational(2).fdiv(3)          #=> 0.6666666666666666

Returns:

- (Integer) floor - (Rational) floor(precision = 0)

Returns the truncated value (toward negative infinity).

For example:

Rational(3).floor      #=> 3
Rational(2, 3).floor   #=> 0
Rational(-3, 2).floor  #=> -1

       decimal      -  1  2  3 . 4  5  6
                      ^  ^  ^  ^   ^  ^
      precision      -3 -2 -1  0  +1 +2

'%f' % Rational('-123.456').floor(+1)  #=> "-123.500000"
'%f' % Rational('-123.456').floor(-1)  #=> "-130.000000"

Overloads:

- (Object) hash

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- (String) inspect

Returns the value as a string for inspection.

For example:

Rational(2).inspect      #=> "(2/1)"
Rational(-8, 6).inspect  #=> "(-4/3)"
Rational('0.5').inspect  #=> "(1/2)"

Returns:

- (Object) marshal_dump

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- (Object) marshal_load

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- (Integer) numerator

Returns the numerator.

For example:

Rational(7).numerator        #=> 7
Rational(7, 1).numerator     #=> 7
Rational(9, -4).numerator    #=> -9
Rational(-2, -10).numerator  #=> 1

Returns:

- (Numeric) /(numeric) - (Numeric) quo(numeric)

Performs division.

For example:

Rational(2, 3)  / Rational(2, 3)   #=> (1/1)
Rational(900)   / Rational(1)      #=> (900/1)
Rational(-2, 9) / Rational(-9, 2)  #=> (4/81)
Rational(9, 8)  / 4                #=> (9/32)
Rational(20, 9) / 9.8              #=> 0.22675736961451246

Overloads:

- (Object) quot

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- (Object) quotrem

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- (Boolean) rational?

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Returns:

  • (Boolean)

- (self) rationalize - (Rational) rationalize(eps)

Returns a simpler approximation of the value if an optional argument eps is given (rat-|eps|

For example:

r = Rational(5033165, 16777216)
r.rationalize                    #=> (5033165/16777216)
r.rationalize(Rational('0.01'))  #=> (3/10)
r.rationalize(Rational('0.1'))   #=> (1/3)

Overloads:

  • - rationalize

    Returns:

    • (self)
  • - rationalize

    Returns:

- (Integer) round - (Rational) round(precision = 0)

Returns the truncated value (toward the nearest integer; 0.5 => 1; -0.5 => -1).

For example:

Rational(3).round      #=> 3
Rational(2, 3).round   #=> 1
Rational(-3, 2).round  #=> -2

       decimal      -  1  2  3 . 4  5  6
                      ^  ^  ^  ^   ^  ^
      precision      -3 -2 -1  0  +1 +2

'%f' % Rational('-123.456').round(+1)  #=> "-123.500000"
'%f' % Rational('-123.456').round(-1)  #=> "-120.000000"

Overloads:

- (Float) to_f

Return the value as a float.

For example:

Rational(2).to_f      #=> 2.0
Rational(9, 4).to_f   #=> 2.25
Rational(-3, 4).to_f  #=> -0.75
Rational(20, 3).to_f  #=> 6.666666666666667

Returns:

- (Integer) to_i

Returns the truncated value as an integer.

Equivalent to

rat.truncate.

For example:

Rational(2, 3).to_i   #=> 0
Rational(3).to_i      #=> 3
Rational(300.6).to_i  #=> 300
Rational(98,71).to_i  #=> 1
Rational(-30,2).to_i  #=> -15

Returns:

- (self) to_r

Returns self.

For example:

Rational(2).to_r      #=> (2/1)
Rational(-8, 6).to_r  #=> (-4/3)

Returns:

  • (self)

- (String) to_s

Returns the value as a string.

For example:

Rational(2).to_s      #=> "2/1"
Rational(-8, 6).to_s  #=> "-4/3"
Rational('0.5').to_s  #=> "1/2"

Returns:

- (Integer) truncate - (Rational) truncate(precision = 0)

Returns the truncated value (toward zero).

For example:

Rational(3).truncate      #=> 3
Rational(2, 3).truncate   #=> 0
Rational(-3, 2).truncate  #=> -1

       decimal      -  1  2  3 . 4  5  6
                      ^  ^  ^  ^   ^  ^
      precision      -3 -2 -1  0  +1 +2

'%f' % Rational('-123.456').truncate(+1)  #=>  "-123.400000"
'%f' % Rational('-123.456').truncate(-1)  #=>  "-120.000000"

Overloads: