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fraction

frac·tion

UK/ˈfɹæk.ʃən/ US/ˈfrækʃʌn/ fairly common
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.

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

2.

a small part or item forming a piece of a whole

3.

verb

1.

perform a division

  • “Can you divide 49 by seven?”
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Origin

From Middle English fraccioun (“a breaking”), from Anglo-Norman, Old French fraccion, from Medieval Latin fractio (“a fragment, portion”), from earlier Latin fractio (“a breaking, a breaking into pieces”), from fractus, past participle of frangere (“to break”) (whence English frangible), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (English break).

Phrases

  • case fraction
  • common fraction
  • complex fraction
  • continued fraction
  • decimal fraction
  • dyadic fraction
  • Egyptian fraction
  • ejection fraction

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