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<span class="firstname">Howard</span> <span class="surname">Hinnant</span>
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<span class="firstname">Beman</span> <span class="surname">Dawes</span>
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<dt><span class="section"><a href="ratio.html#ratio.overview.motivation">Motivation</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="section"><a href="ratio/reference.html#ratio.reference.io">Ratio I/O</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="ratio/reference.html#ratio.reference.mpl">Rational Constant</a></span></dt>
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<span class="bold"><strong>Boost.Ratio</strong></span> aims to implement the compile
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Some extension related to the <a class="link" href="ratio/reference.html#ratio.reference.mpl.rational_constant" title="Rational Constant Concept">Rational
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