Word: Fraction
How to pronounce: frækʃn
Noun
Definitions:
1. A numerical quantity that is not a whole number (e.g. 1/2, 0.5).
Example sentences: "The Mathematics Computation subtest assesses skills in computing with whole numbers, fractions, mixed numbers, decimals, and algebraic equations."
2. A small or tiny part, amount, or proportion of something.
Example sentences: "He hesitated for a fraction of a second"
3. Each of the portions into which a mixture may be separated by a process in which the individual components behave differently according to their physical properties.
Example sentences: "The third fraction contain alcohols with boiling points of 120–130°C"
4. (in the Christian Church) the breaking of the Eucharistic bread.
Synonyms:
percentage
pellets
portion
proportion
particle
particles
bit
piece
distillates
Antonyms:
decimal
Derivations:
fractionated
fractionary
fractious
fractionate
fractional
fractionally
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Fraction in Other Languages...
Spanish: Fracción
German: Bruchteil
French: Fraction
Italian: Frazione
Turkish: Bölme
