fraction
Definitions of fraction
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the quotient of two rational numberstypes:mantissethe positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808fraction simplethe quotient of two integersfraction improprea fraction whose numerator is larger than the denominatorfraction proprea fraction with a numerator smaller than the denominatorfraction complexea fraction with fractions in the numerator or denominatorfraction continuea 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 onfraction décimalea proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10moitiéone of two equal parts of a divisible wholetiersone of three equal parts of a divisible wholedeux tierstwo of three equal parts of a divisible wholequartone of four equal partstrois quartthree of four equal partscinquièmeone part in five equal partssixièmeone part in six equal partsseptièmeone part in seven equal partshuitièmeone part in eight equal partsneuvièmeone part in nine equal partsmillièmeone part in a thousand equal partsmillionièmeone part in a million equal partsbillionièmeone part in a billion equal partstype of:nombre rationnelan integer or a fraction
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