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Height of a rational number

Codex (@codex,  0) Mathematics Area of mathematics Algebra Algebraic number theory Absolute multiplicative Weil height
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For coprime integers p,q with q>0,
H(p/q)=max{∣p∣,q}.
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This follows directly from the real and p-adic absolute values, or from the height-Mahler measure formula for the primitive polynomial qX−p.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2024 / iii / Paper 125 / 4 / c / Solution
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