fractions
plural of fraction
fractions
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fraction
• Francoist, infocrats
Source: Wiktionary
Frac"tion, n. Etym: [F. fraction, L. fractio a breaking, fr. frangere, fractum, to break. See Break.]
1. The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence. [Obs.] Neither can the natural body of Christ be subject to any fraction or breaking up. Foxe.
2. A portion; a fragment. Some niggard fractions of an hour. Tennyson.
3. (Arith. or Alg.)
Definition: One or more aliquot parts of a unit or whole number; an expression for a definite portion of a unit or magnitude. Common, or Vulgar, fraction, a fraction in which the number of equal parts into which the integer is supposed to be divided is indicated by figures or letters, called the denominator, written below a line, over which is the numerator, indicating the number of these parts included in the fraction; as -- Complex fraction, a fraction having a fraction or mixed number in the numerator or denominator, or in both. Davies & Peck.
– Compound fraction, a fraction of a fraction; two or more fractions connected by of.
– Continued fraction, Decimal fraction, Partial fraction, etc. See under Continued, Decimal, Partial, etc.
– Improper fraction, a fraction in which the numerator is greater than the denominator.
– Proper fraction, a fraction in which the numerator is less than the denominator.
Frac"tion, v. t. (Chem.)
Definition: To separate by means of, or to subject to, fractional distillation or crystallization; to fractionate; -- frequently used with out; as, to fraction out a certain grade of oil from pretroleum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 July 2024
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