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The quotient of two rational numbers
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fraction
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part. 2 A ratio of two numbers, the numerator and the denominator, usually written one above the other and separated by a horizontal bar. 3 (context chemistry English) A component of a mixture, separated ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., originally in the mathematical sense, from Anglo-French fraccioun (Old French fraccion , "a breaking," 12c., Modern French fraction ) and directly from Late Latin fractionem (nominative fractio ) "a breaking," especially into pieces, in Medieval ...
Wikipedia
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The Fraction is the ceremonial act of breaking the consecrated bread during the Eucharistic rite in some Christian denominations.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process a small part or item forming a piece of a whole the quotient of two rational numbers v. perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?" [syn: divide ] [ant: multiply ]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES improper fraction proper fraction vulgar fraction COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE large ▪ In the plasma, the bicarbonate concentration comprises the second largest anion fraction , with chloride being the largest ...
Usage examples of fraction.
For a fraction of an instant Abie caught herself wondering what he might look like with no shirt.
It now appears that the unheard-of currents, amounting to millions of amperes, which flowed momentarily in the windings of our generator must have produced a certain extension into four dimensions, for a fraction of a second and in a 7volume large enough to contain a man.
The Annihilator translates the strong nuclear force into electromagnetism for a fraction of a second, causing atoms to instantly fling apart.
And given the spotty reporting and infrequent preservation of these highly anomalous discoveries, it is likely that the entire body of reports now existing represents only a small fraction of the total number of such discoveries made over the past few centuries.
Crude oil came in from the Baku fields, pumped through furnaces into the fractionating towers, where the superhot crude was separated into light, medium, and heavy fractions.
Why, another fraction of an inch or so of growth and that hair would be tickling the bejabbers out of him.
He had already been chosen by five Alphas and two Betas, but that was a fraction of how many Shard and Jot had done.
Dragged the bipod legs an inch to the left and swung the butt a fraction to the right.
Some of the less stout-hearted bombed the first markers they came to or even just a fraction short of the first markers.
The wheel of time, that great samay charka, which stopped for no man, deva, or Asura, revolved another fraction of a fraction of a notch of a turn.
Or, as when de Bergerac had fought Burton during the raid, a shout from a third party might distract a dueler for a fraction of a second, just enough for the cat-swift and eagle-eyed opponent to drive his sword into the other.
Professor van Duyl got to the door--despite the fact that he had been at the other end of the room--a fraction of a second ahead of her, and not only opened it but accompanied her through it.
A very small fraction of the ejected rocks, millions of years later, may intercept another world.
We know that a fraction of the ejected debris stays cool throughout the processes of impact, ejection, and interception by another world.
With all his might, Grift pushed on the first holding timber, forcing it back just a fraction.