Rational Numbers

[Nick Maclaren]

In article <mailman.2650.1168618607.32031.python-list at python.org>,
Facundo Batista <facundo at taniquetil.com.ar> writes:
|> Noud Aldenhoven wrote:
|> 
|> > There are a (small) couple of other issues where rational numbers could be
|> > handy. That's because rational numbers are exact, irrational numbers (in
|> > python) aren't. But these issues are probably too mathematical to be used in
|> 
|> For the sake of me being less ignorant, could you please point me a
|> language where irrational numbers are exact?

Some of the algebraic languages.  (2/3)^(1/5) is held as such and
manipulated appropriately.

Yes, I know that's "cheating" :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.