fraction
IPA: frˈækʃʌn
noun
- A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.
- (arithmetic) A ratio of two numbers (numerator and denominator), usually written one above the other and separated by a horizontal bar called the vinculum or, alternatively, in sequence on the same line and separated by a solidus (diagonal bar).
- (chemistry) A component of a mixture, separated by fractionation.
- (Christianity) In a eucharistic service, the breaking of the host.
- A small amount.
- (archaic) The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence.
- A surname.
verb
- To divide or break into fractions.
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Examples of "fraction" in Sentences
- The fraction would be miniscule.
- The alternative is fractional degrees.
- Antigen in the fractions was collected.
- The fractional part of the division is discarded.
- Part of one aureole visible for a fraction of a second
- I was thinking of the fractional part instead of the floor.
- See below for the definition of the fractional part function.
- Mixing the coke with the other part of the small grain fraction.
- First, split the number into the integral part and the fractional part.
- The feed oil is fractionated to provide distillate and residual fractions.