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The following back-ends provide rational number arithmetic:
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Radix
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<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">cpp_rational</span></code>
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boost/multiprecision/cpp_int.hpp
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2
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None
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An all C++ Boost-licensed implementation.
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Slower than <a href="http://gmplib.org" target="_top">GMP</a>.
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<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">gmp_rational</span></code>
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boost/multiprecision/gmp.hpp
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<a href="http://gmplib.org" target="_top">GMP</a>
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Very fast and efficient back-end.
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Dependency on GNU licensed <a href="http://gmplib.org" target="_top">GMP</a>
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<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">tommath_rational</span></code>
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boost/multiprecision/tommath.hpp
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2
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<a href="http://libtom.net" target="_top">libtommath</a>
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All C/C++ implementation that's Boost Software Licence compatible.
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Slower than <a href="http://gmplib.org" target="_top">GMP</a>.
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<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">rational_adaptor</span></code>
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boost/multiprecision/rational_adaptor.hpp
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N/A
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none
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All C++ adaptor that allows any integer back-end type to be used
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Requires an underlying integer back-end type.
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<code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">rational</span></code>
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boost/rational.hpp
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N/A
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None
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A C++ rational number type that can used with any <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">number</span></code> integer type.
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The expression templates used by <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">number</span></code>
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