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The doublestruck capital letter Q, Q, denotes the field of rationals. It derives from the German word Quotient, which can be translated as "ratio." The symbol Q first appeared in Bourbaki's Algèbre (reprinted as Bourbaki 1998, p. 671).


See also

C, C-*, Field of Rationals, I, N, Q-+, Q-Bar, Q-Function, q-Product, q-Series, R, Z

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References

Bourbaki, N. Éléments de mathématique: Algèbre. Reprinted as Elements of Mathematics: Algebra I, Chapters 1-3. Berlin:Springer-Verlag, 1998.Dummit, D. S. and Foote, R. M. Abstract Algebra, 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, p. 1, 1998.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Q." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Q.html

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