fraction
//ˈfɹæk.ʃən//
Forms
- Plural
- fractions
- present (v1)
- fraction
- past (v2)
- fractioned
- past participle (v3)
- fractioned
- present participle
- fractioning
- 3rd person singular
- fractions
Definitions
1.A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.
2.A ratio of two numbers (numerator and denominator), usually written one above the other and separated by a horizontal bar called the vinculum or, alternatively, in sequence on the same line and separated by a solidus (diagonal bar).
- Gasoline prices show the mill as a fraction, for example $3.59+⁹⁄₁₀.
3.A component of a mixture, separated by fractionation.
4.In a eucharistic service, the breaking of the host.
1.To divide or break into fractions.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4689
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Etymology tree
Old French fraccionbor.
Middle English fraccioun
English fraction