Arithmetical Operations

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Arithmetical Operations

Addition (both arguments of the same type):

Algorithm:      c := a+b

Input:      $a,b\in\textsf{Rational}$ .

Output:      $c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $c = a+b\quad\Box$

Algorithm:      c := c += a

Input:      $a,c\in\textsf{Rational}$ .

Output:      $c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $c := c+a\quad\Box$

Algorithm:      c := ++a

Input:      $a\in\textsf{Rational}$ .

Output:      $a,c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $a := a+1, c := a\quad\Box$

Algorithm:      c := a++

Input:      $a\in\textsf{Rational}$ .

Output:      $a,c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $c := a, a := a+1\quad\Box$
Subtraction (both arguments of the same type):

Algorithm:      c := a-b

Input:      $a,b\in\textsf{Rational}$ .

Output:      $c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $c = a-b\quad\Box$

Algorithm:      c := c -= a

Input:      $a,c\in\textsf{Rational}$ .

Output:      $c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $c := c-a\quad\Box$

Algorithm:      c := -a

Input:      $a\in\textsf{Rational}$ .

Output:      $a,c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $a := a-1, c := a\quad\Box$

Algorithm:      c := a-

Input:      $a\in\textsf{Rational}$ .

Output:      $a,c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $c := a, a := a-1\quad\Box$

Algorithm:      c := -a

Input:      $a\in\textsf{Rational}$ .

Output:      $c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $c = -a\quad\Box$
Multiplication (both arguments of the same type):

Algorithm:      c := a*b

Input:      $a,b\in\textsf{Rational}$ .

Output:      $c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $c = a\cdot b\quad\Box$

Algorithm:      c := c *= a

Input:      $a,c\in\textsf{Rational}$ .

Output:      $c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $c := c\cdot a\quad\Box$
Division (both arguments of the same type):

Algorithm:      c := a/b

Input:      $a,b\in\textsf{Rational}\mbox{ where }b\not=0$ .

Output:      $c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $c = \mathrm{sign}(a\cdot b)\lfloor\vert\frac{a}{b}\vert\rfloor\quad\Box$

Algorithm:      c := c /= a

Input:      $a,c\in\textsf{Rational}\mbox{ where }a\not=0$ .

Output:      $c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $c := \mathrm{sign}(a\cdot c)\lfloor\vert\frac{c}{a}\vert\rfloor\quad\Box$

Algorithm:		`c := a+b`
Input:		$a,b\in\textsf{Rational}$ .
Output:		$c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $c = a+b\quad\Box$

Algorithm:		`c := c += a`
Input:		$a,c\in\textsf{Rational}$ .
Output:		$c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $c := c+a\quad\Box$

Algorithm:		`c := ++a`
Input:		$a\in\textsf{Rational}$ .
Output:		$a,c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $a := a+1, c := a\quad\Box$

Algorithm:		`c := a++`
Input:		$a\in\textsf{Rational}$ .
Output:		$a,c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $c := a, a := a+1\quad\Box$

Algorithm:		`c := a-b`
Input:		$a,b\in\textsf{Rational}$ .
Output:		$c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $c = a-b\quad\Box$

Algorithm:		`c := c -= a`
Input:		$a,c\in\textsf{Rational}$ .
Output:		$c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $c := c-a\quad\Box$

Algorithm:		`c := -a`
Input:		$a\in\textsf{Rational}$ .
Output:		$a,c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $a := a-1, c := a\quad\Box$

Algorithm:		`c := a-`
Input:		$a\in\textsf{Rational}$ .
Output:		$a,c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $c := a, a := a-1\quad\Box$

Algorithm:		`c := -a`
Input:		$a\in\textsf{Rational}$ .
Output:		$c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $c = -a\quad\Box$

Algorithm:		`c := a*b`
Input:		$a,b\in\textsf{Rational}$ .
Output:		$c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $c = a\cdot b\quad\Box$

Algorithm:		`c := c *= a`
Input:		$a,c\in\textsf{Rational}$ .
Output:		$c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $c := c\cdot a\quad\Box$

Algorithm:		`c := a/b`
Input:		$a,b\in\textsf{Rational}\mbox{ where }b\not=0$ .
Output:		$c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $c = \mathrm{sign}(a\cdot b)\lfloor\vert\frac{a}{b}\vert\rfloor\quad\Box$

Algorithm:		`c := c /= a`
Input:		$a,c\in\textsf{Rational}\mbox{ where }a\not=0$ .
Output:		$c\in\textsf{Rational}$ such that $c := \mathrm{sign}(a\cdot c)\lfloor\vert\frac{c}{a}\vert\rfloor\quad\Box$

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