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instance method

Rational#denominator

rat.denominator → integer

Returns the denominator (always positive).

Example
Rational(7).denominator             #=> 1
Rational(7, 1).denominator          #=> 1
Rational(9, -4).denominator         #=> 4
Rational(-2, -10).denominator       #=> 5
See also #ceil #fdiv #as_json #floor also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1