Infinite fractions are also non-periodic. The latter are called irrational numbers.
Their essence, as the name suggests, is that they are not rational, i.e. cannot be represented as a common fraction
m/n
Where m и n are integers, and
The most common kind of irrational number (but not the only one) is the square root of any natural number that is not a perfect square.
examples:
- √2 = 1,414213562373 …
- √3 = 1,732050807568 …
- e = 2,718281828459 …
The set of irrational numbers is denoted by the Latin letter “I“.
Features:
1. The sum of two irrational numbers can be a rational number.
2. There is an irrational between any two numbers.