BigRational.Approximate Method

Approximates the rational number by another rational number whose denominator does not exceed the given value.

Definition

Namespace: Numerics.NET
Assembly: Numerics.NET (in Numerics.NET.dll) Version: 9.0.7

public BigRational Approximate(
	BigInteger maxDenominator
)

Visual Basic

Public Function Approximate ( 
	maxDenominator As BigInteger
) As BigRational

C++/CLI

public:
BigRational Approximate(
	BigInteger maxDenominator
)

member Approximate : 
        maxDenominator : BigInteger -> BigRational

maxDenominator BigInteger: The maximum value of the denominator of the result.

BigRational
The rational number with denominator less than maxDenominator that is closest to this number.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException	maxDenominator is less than zero.
ArgumentException	An approximation that satisfies the condition could not be found.