# Compile-time rational arithmetic

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The class template `std::ratio` and associated templates provide compile-time rational arithmetic support. Each instantiation of this template exactly represents any finite rational number.

### Compile-time fractions

Defined in header `<ratio>`
ratio | represents exact rational fraction (class template)

Several convenience typedefs that correspond to the SI ratios are provided by the standard library:

Defined in header `<ratio>`
Type | Definition
`yocto` | std::ratio<1, 1000000000000000000000000>, if std::intmax_t can represent the denominator
`zepto` | std::ratio<1, 1000000000000000000000>, if std::intmax_t can represent the denominator
`atto` | std::ratio<1, 1000000000000000000>
`femto` | std::ratio<1, 1000000000000000>
`pico` | std::ratio<1, 1000000000000>
`nano` | std::ratio<1, 1000000000>
`micro` | std::ratio<1, 1000000>
`milli` | std::ratio<1, 1000>
`centi` | std::ratio<1, 100>
`deci` | std::ratio<1, 10>
`deca` | std::ratio<10, 1>
`hecto` | std::ratio<100, 1>
`kilo` | std::ratio<1000, 1>
`mega` | std::ratio<1000000, 1>
`giga` | std::ratio<1000000000, 1>
`tera` | std::ratio<1000000000000, 1>
`peta` | std::ratio<1000000000000000, 1>
`exa` | std::ratio<1000000000000000000, 1>
`zetta` | std::ratio<1000000000000000000000, 1>, if std::intmax_t can represent the numerator
`yotta` | std::ratio<1000000000000000000000000, 1>, if std::intmax_t can represent the numerator

### Compile-time rational arithmetic

Several alias templates, that perform arithmetic operations on `ratio` objects at compile-time are provided.

Defined in header `<ratio>`
ratio_add (C++11) | adds two `ratio` objects at compile-time (alias template)
ratio_subtract (C++11) | subtracts two `ratio` objects at compile-time (alias template)
ratio_multiply (C++11) | multiplies two `ratio` objects at compile-time (alias template)
ratio_divide (C++11) | divides two `ratio` objects at compile-time (alias template)

### Compile-time rational comparison

Several class templates, that perform comparison operations on `ratio` objects at compile-time are provided.

Defined in header `<ratio>`
ratio_equal (C++11) | compares two `ratio` objects for equality at compile-time (class template)
ratio_not_equal (C++11) | compares two `ratio` objects for inequality at compile-time (class template)
ratio_less (C++11) | compares two `ratio` objects for less than at compile-time (class template)
ratio_less_equal (C++11) | compares two `ratio` objects for less than or equal to at compile-time (class template)
ratio_greater (C++11) | compares two `ratio` objects for greater than at compile-time (class template)
ratio_greater_equal (C++11) | compares two `ratio` objects for greater than or equal to at compile-time (class template)

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