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fraction

A fraction is a part of a whole. If two of you split the take from a bank heist, you would each get half. If you had a getaway driver, then the money would be split three ways, into fractions of one-third each.

The quotient of two numbers is called a fraction, as is the action of performing division. Most of us, however, think of a fraction as a small part of an item — as in: "You only use a fraction of your actual brain power in the course of your life." Just think of a whole as a pie, and a fraction as a slice of that pie.

DEFINITIONS OF: fraction

1

n a small part or item forming a piece of a whole

Type of:
part, portion
something less than the whole of a human artifact

n the quotient of two rational numbers

Types:
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fixed-point part, mantissa
the positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808
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
continued fraction
a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction and so on
decimal, decimal fraction
a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
half, one-half
one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
one-third, third, tierce
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
two-thirds
two of three equal parts of a divisible whole
fourth, fourth part, one-fourth, one-quarter, quarter, quartern, twenty-five percent
one of four equal parts
three-fourths, three-quarters
three of four equal parts
fifth, fifth part, one-fifth, twenty percent
one part in five equal parts
one-sixth, sixth
one part in six equal parts
one-seventh, seventh
one part in seven equal parts
eighth, one-eighth
one part in eight equal parts
ninth, one-ninth
one part in nine equal parts
one-tenth, ten percent, tenth, tenth part
a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
duodecimal, one-twelfth, twelfth, twelfth part
one part in twelve equal parts
one-sixteenth, sixteenth, sixteenth part
one part in sixteen equal parts
one-thirty-second, thirty-second, thirty-second part
one part in thirty-two equal parts
one-sixtieth, sixtieth
one part in sixty equal parts
one-sixty-fourth, sixty-fourth
one part in sixty-four equal parts
hundredth, one percent, one-hundredth
one part in a hundred equal parts
one-thousandth, thousandth
one part in a thousand equal parts
one-ten-thousandth, ten-thousandth
one part in ten thousand equal parts
one-hundred-thousandth
one part in a hundred thousand equal parts
millionth, one-millionth
one part in a million equal parts
one-hundred-millionth
one part in a hundred million equal parts
billionth, one-billionth
one part in a billion equal parts
one-trillionth, trillionth
one part in a trillion equal parts
one-quadrillionth, quadrillionth
one part in a quadrillion equal parts
one-quintillionth, quintillionth
one part in a quintillion equal parts
Type of:
rational, rational number
an integer or a fraction

n a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process

Type of:
chemical, chemical substance
material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules

v perform a division

Synonyms:
divide
Antonyms:
multiply
combine by multiplication
Types:
halve
divide by two; divide into halves
quarter
divide by four; divide into quarters
Type of:
calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out
make a mathematical calculation or computation
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