ræð tala

Icelandic

Etymology

From ræð the feminine of ræður (“rational”) and tala (“number”).

Noun

ræð tala f (genitive singular ræðrar tölu, nominative plural ræðar tölur)

1. (mathematics, arithmetic) a rational number; a real number that can be expressed as the ratio of two integers

Antonyms

• (rational number): óræð tala

Derived terms

• svið ræðra talna (field of rational numbers)