arvind@utcsri.UUCP (10/16/87)
Date: 7 Oct 1987 16:01:38-EDT (Wednesday)
From: Peter Wayner <WAYNER@svax.cs.cornell.edu>
Subject: A finite representation of rationals
Does anyone have any references on a
method of encoding all rational fractions into a finite representation of
the form:
P
- = a a a a ..... a
Q 2 3 4 5 n
where each a is an integer, 0<=a < i.
i i
with the result being
P ( a )
- = sum ( ---i-- )
Q ( i! )
Thank you:
Peter Wayner
(wayner@crnlcs.bitnet or wayner@svax.cs.cornell.edu )