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The number q in a fraction p/q.

The difference of two numbers n_1 and n_2 is n_1-n_2, where the minus sign denotes subtraction.

Two quantities y and x are said to be directly proportional, proportional, or "in direct proportion" if y is given by a constant multiple of x, i.e., y=cx for c a constant. ...

When ac is divisible by a number b that is relatively prime to a, then c must be divisible by b.

Two quantities y and x are said to be inversely proportional (or "in inverse proportion") if y is given by a constant multiple of 1/x, i.e., y=c/x for c a constant. This ...

A quantity from which another (the subtrahend) is subtracted.

A mathematical object S is said to be multiplicatively closed if a,b in S implies that ab in S.

A quantity which is either 0 (zero) or positive, i.e., >=0.

The number p in a fraction p/q, i.e., the dividend.

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