diff --git a/Doc/library/fractions.rst b/Doc/library/fractions.rst
index 8796056b4b8722..05075f81f2d642 100644
--- a/Doc/library/fractions.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/fractions.rst
@@ -121,12 +121,11 @@ another rational number, or from a string.
.. attribute:: numerator
- Numerator of the Fraction in lowest term.
+ Numerator of the Fraction in lowest terms.
.. attribute:: denominator
- Denominator of the Fraction in lowest term.
-
+ Positive denominator of the Fraction in lowest terms.
.. method:: as_integer_ratio()
diff --git a/Lib/numbers.py b/Lib/numbers.py
index a2913e32cfada7..8b2e8dfaa551ca 100644
--- a/Lib/numbers.py
+++ b/Lib/numbers.py
@@ -297,11 +297,13 @@ class Rational(Real):
@property
@abstractmethod
def numerator(self):
+ """The numerator of a rational number in lowest terms."""
raise NotImplementedError
@property
@abstractmethod
def denominator(self):
+ """The (positive) denominator of a rational number in lowest terms."""
raise NotImplementedError
# Concrete implementation of Real's conversion to float.
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