 Separation of distinct reduced fractions (source code)

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= Separation of distinct reduced fractions

For distinct reduced fractions $p/q$ and $u/v$,
$$
\left|\frac pq-\frac uv\right|
=\frac{|pv-qu|}{qv}\geq\frac1{qv}.
$$
If $q>v$, this is strictly greater than $q^{-2}$.

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