Schema

[David Merrill]

On Wed, Dec 13, 2000 at 02:35:30PM -0800, Gordon Oliver wrote:
> So the denominator goes: smallest divisible unit. (amount atoms?)
> And the numerator: number of smallest divisible units

Got it now, thanks. The numerator value is in terms of the smallest
unit of measure for the item. Pennies in the US, for example.

The denominator seems then to be a way of getting from that smallest
unit of measure to the standard unit of measure. In the US, that means
from pennies to dollars, therefore the denominator is 100.

So, a penny is 1/100, a dollar is 100/100. Is the rational number
always maintained in that form or is would it be stored as 1/1?

So is it true then that US currency is always stored in pennies/100?

And, what do these quantities represent when storing a stock?

If there's a Fine Manual I should be reading, please point me to it
and I'll quit using up your time.

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