fraction
A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.
Other meanings
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).
A component of a mixture, separated by fractionation.
A kind of
- chemical
Related words
- abfraction
- biofraction
- case fraction
- common fraction
- complex fraction
- continued fraction
- continued-fraction
- decimal fraction
- dyadic fraction
- Egyptian fraction
- ejection fraction
- field of fractions
Word history
From Latin "fractio" (a breaking, a breaking into pieces).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “fraction” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.