Re: irrational meters

[Jean Abou Samra]

Le 18/01/2023 à 01:29, David Zelinsky a écrit :
> No, it's really not quirky.  A "rational" number is a ratio of two
> integers.  An irrational number is one that cannot be so expressed.  The
> word "ratio" comes from Latin for calculation.  The common english usage
> of "rational" meaning sensible presumably stems from the ancient Greeks
> view that only rational numbers make sense.  But the mathematical
> definition is really more fundamental.  More rational, one might say :)


Oh, I was being sarcastic against the fallacious “argument”.
I know what a rational number is; I've been a math student,
you know :)

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