fraction
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle English fraccioun (a breaking), from Anglo-Norman, from Latin fractio (“‘a breaking, a breaking into pieces, in ML. a fragment, portion’”), from frangere (“‘to break’”), pp. fractus.
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fraction (plural fractions)
- a part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.
- (arithmetic) a ratio of two integers, the numerator and the denominator, usually written one above the other and separated by a vinculum (horizontal bar)
- (chemistry) a component of a mixture, separated by fractionation.
- In a eucharistic service, the breaking of the host.
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part of a whole
(arithmetic) ratio of integers
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[edit] Verb
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to fraction (third-person singular simple present fractions, present participle fractioning, simple past and past participle fractioned)
- To divide or break into fractions.
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to divide intio fractions
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[edit] References
- “fraction” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- “fraction” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
- “fraction” in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
[edit] French
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fraction f. (plural fractions)
- fraction (small amount)
- (mathematics) fraction
- fraction, breakup
