Simple Equational Specifications of Rational Arithmetic
We exhibit an initial specification of the rational numbers equipped with addition, subtraction, multiplication, greatest integer function, and absolute value. Our specification uses only the sort of rational numbers. It uses one hidden function; that function is unary. But it does not use an e...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Discrete Mathematics & Theoretical Computer Science
2001-12-01
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| Series: | Discrete Mathematics & Theoretical Computer Science |
| Online Access: | http://www.dmtcs.org/dmtcs-ojs/index.php/dmtcs/article/view/147 |
| Summary: | We exhibit an initial specification of the rational numbers equipped with addition, subtraction, multiplication, greatest integer function, and absolute value. Our specification uses only the sort of rational numbers. It uses one hidden function; that function is unary. But it does not use an error constant, or extra (hidden) sorts, or conditional equations. All of our work is elementary and self-contained. |
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| ISSN: | 1462-7264 1365-8050 |