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Defining Rational Numbers for Technical Documentation

In a professional data management role, you are tasked with updating a company's 'Mathematical Standards' guide to ensure all staff use consistent terminology. Write a brief explanation that provides the formal mathematical definition of a rational number. Your response must specifically identify the following four elements:

  1. The required ratio form using the variables p and q.
  2. The specific classification (set of numbers) that both p and q must belong to.
  3. The critical restriction regarding the value of the denominator q.
  4. The two possible characteristics of its decimal form (how the digits behave after the decimal point).

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