A New York Times obituary on Sept. 21, 2025 —
"… he was an important, if not famous, figure . . . ."
Likewise . . . the figure 25/24, which in decimal form is
1.041666 . . .
"… the form, the pattern . . . ." — T. S. Eliot
The above fraction, or ratio, is a rational number. There are other
numbers that are not rational . . .
