Two fractions are said to be adjacent if their difference has a unit numerator. For example, 1/3 and 1/4 are adjacent since , but and are not since . Adjacent fractions can be adjacent in a Farey sequence.
Adjacent Fraction
See also
Farey Sequence, Ford Circle, Fraction, NumeratorExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
References
Pickover, C. A. Keys to Infinity. New York: Wiley, p. 119, 1995.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Adjacent Fraction." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/AdjacentFraction.html