Definition:Rationally Expressible Number

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Definition

A number is rationally expressible if and only if its square is rational.


Thus, the set of the rationally expressible numbers is:

$\set {x \in \R : x^2 \in \Q}$


Linguistic Note

The term rationally expressible was invented by $\mathsf{Pr} \infty \mathsf{fWiki}$.

As such, it is not generally expected to be seen in this context outside $\mathsf{Pr} \infty \mathsf{fWiki}$.


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