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instance method

Rational#-

rat - numeric → numeric

Performs subtraction.

Example
Rational(2, 3)  - Rational(2, 3)   #=> (0/1)
Rational(900)   - Rational(1)      #=> (899/1)
Rational(-2, 9) - Rational(-9, 2)  #=> (77/18)
Rational(9, 8)  - 4                #=> (-23/8)
Rational(20, 9) - 9.8              #=> -7.577777777777778
See also #+ #-@ #** #/ also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.0