common fraction

English

Etymology

Originally a calque of New Latin fractiō vulgāris. See vulgar fraction.

Noun

common fraction (plural common fractions)

1. (arithmetic) A fraction in the form of one integer divided by another, non-zero, integer.

Synonyms

• simple fraction
• vulgar fraction

Translations

fraction with two integers

• Arabic: كَسْرٌ بَسِيطٌ m (kasrun basīṭun)
• Bulgarian: проста дроб f (prosta drob)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 普通分數／普通分数 (pǔtōng fēnshù)

• Danish: almindelig brøk c
• Dutch: breuk (nl) c
• Finnish: murtoluku (fi)
• French: fraction d’entiers f
• Icelandic: almennt brot n
• Polish: ułamek zwykły m
• Scottish Gaelic: bloigh chumanta f
• Spanish: fracción común (es) f
• Swedish: bråk (sv) n