Definition of fractions Fractions

/fɹæˈkʃʌnz/ - [frakshunz] -

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Noun Plural: fractions
fraction - the quotient of two rational numbers
		rational, rational number an integer or a fraction
		fixed-point part mantissa
		common fraction, simple fraction the quotient of two integers
		improper fraction a fraction whose numerator is larger than the denominator
		proper fraction a fraction with a numerator smaller than the denominator
		complex fraction, compound fraction a fraction with fractions in the numerator or denominator
fraction - a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
		portion, part something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
fraction - a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
		chemical, chemical substance material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules

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fraction (Noun)
A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.
fraction (Noun)
A ratio of two numbers, the numerator and the denominator, usually written one above the other and separated by a horizontal bar.
fraction (Noun)
A component of a mixture, separated by fractionation.
fraction (Noun)
In a eucharistic service, the breaking of the host.
fraction (Noun)
A small amount.
fraction (Verb)
To divide or break into fractions.

fraction (n.)
The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence.
fraction (n.)
A portion; a fragment.
fraction (n.)
One or more aliquot parts of a unit or whole number; an expression for a definite portion of a unit or magnitude.
fraction (v. t.)
To separate by means of, or to subject to, fractional distillation or crystallization; to fractionate; -- frequently used with out; as, to fraction out a certain grade of oil from pretroleum.

fraction
frak′shun, n. a fragment or very small piece: (arith.) any part of a unit: a technical term to indicate the breaking of the bread in the sacrifice of the Eucharist.—v.t. Fract (Shak.), to break, to violate.—adjs. Fract′ed (her.), having a part displaced, as if broken; Frac′tional, belonging to or containing a fraction or fractions; Frac′tionary, fractional: unimportant.—v.t. Frac′tionate, to separate the elements of a mixture by distillation or otherwise.—n. Fractionā′tion.—v.t. Frac′tionise, to break up into fractions.—n. Frac′tionlet, a small fraction.—adj. Frac′tious, ready to quarrel: cross.—adv. Frac′tiously.—ns. Frac′tiousness; Frac′ture, the breaking of any hard body: the breach or part broken: the breaking of a bone.—v.t. to break through.—Compound, Comminuted, Complicated fracture (see the respective adjectives); Greenstick fracture, a fracture where the bone is partly broken, partly bent, occurring in the limbs of children; Simple fracture, a fracture when the bone only is divided. [O. Fr. fraccion—L. fraction-em—frangĕre, fractum, to break.]