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    [Noun]  | "frac*tion" | \ ˈfrak-shən \


    1: a numerical representation (such as 3/4, 5/8, or 3.234) indicating the quotient of two numbers

    2: a piece broken off : fragment

    3: a discrete unit : portion

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English fraccioun "act or result of breaking, mathematical fraction," borrowed from Medieval Latin frāctiōn-, frāctiō "breaking, division into parts, mathematical fraction," going back to Late Latin, "breaking, weariness, illness," from Latin frag-, variant stem of frangere "to break, shatter" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action {mat|break:1|};

    [Noun]  | "common fraction" 


    1: a fraction (such as 1/2 or 3/4) in which the numerator and denominator are both integers and are separated by a horizontal or slanted line

    Origin: 1656 ;

    [Noun]  | "complex fraction" 


    1: a fraction with a fraction or mixed number in the numerator or denominator or both

    Origin: 1827 ;

    [Noun]  | "continued fraction" 


    1: a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction and so on

    Origin: 1811 ;

    [Noun]  | "decimal fraction" 


    1: a fraction (such as .25 = 25/100 or .025 = 25/1000) or mixed number (such as 3.025 = 325/1000) in which the denominator is a power of 10 usually expressed by use of the decimal point

    Origin: 1660 ;

    [Noun]  | "improper fraction" 


    1: a fraction whose numerator is equal to, larger than, or of equal or higher degree than the denominator

    Origin: 1542 ;

    [Noun]  | "partial fraction" 


    1: one of the simpler fractions into the sum of which the quotient of two polynomials may be decomposed

    Origin: 1801 ;

    [Noun]  | "proper fraction" 


    1: a fraction in which the numerator is less or of lower degree than the denominator

    Origin: 1630 ;

    [Noun]  | "simple fraction" 


    1: a fraction having whole numbers for the numerator and denominator

    Origin: 1570 ;

    [Noun]  | "fraction" 


    1: a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete;


      * e.g., " ... if even a tiny fraction of that cookie broke off and fell into the delicate watch works, it could mess things up "



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     [ "fraction" ]

    1: Refers to your Crew, Gang Or Boys.... C.A.L

      * e.g.,  ... Ma Fraction Gona Come Merk You Bredda! 

     [ "Fractions" ]

    1: The new swear word for maths geeks.

      * e.g.,  ... Oh fractions! I'm getting distracted again. 

     [ "fractional" ]

    1: fractions that match.

      * e.g.,  ... "fractionals are fractions that match, okay students?" said the teacher. 

     [ "Fractions" ]

    1: parts of a whole

      * e.g.,  ... "He had a few fractions of the birthday cake." 

     [ "fractions" ]

    1: refers to the historical tendency of blacks to be considered 3/5 of a person. Used as a way of degrading obnoxious ghetto ass motherfuckers.

      * e.g.,  ... Damn this line be movin' slow as shit cuz they tryna add up all dem fractions! They got 18/5 people up der! 

     [ "Fractions" ]

    1: Fractions are a part of a whole object.

      * e.g.,  ... There was only a few fractions left of the pizza! 

     [ "Fractioner" ]

    1: A morbidly obese person, most likely above 400 pounds in weight. They are so heavy that it is easier to describe their weight in terms of a fraction of a ton.

      * e.g.,  ... Hey, look at that fat-ass fractioner taking up three seats on the plane. 

     [ "fractionally" ]

    1: 1: of, relating to, or being a fraction

      * e.g.,  ... First, fractionally ownership of real estate assets for investment purposes is not new, said Nils Kok, an economist and associate professor of finance and real estate at Maastricht University, in the Netherlands. 

     [ "fractionally" ]

    2: 2: of, relating to, or being fractional currency

     [ "fractionally" ]

    3: 3: relatively small : INCONSIDERABLE

     [ "fractionally" ]

    4: 4: of, relating to, or involving a process for separating components of a mixture through differences in physical or chemical properties

     [ "Fractionize" ]

    1: 1) In mathematics, the process of turning whole numbers and/or variables into fractions by adding numerators or denominators. 2) To create a number expressed in the form a/b.

      * e.g.,  ... In order to solve this equation, we will first need to fractionize the x term. 

     [ "exotic fraction" ]

    1: A fraction that you might have to deal with when doing a college-level homework problem. It doesn't necessarily have to contain X or any other variable, but it does have to have to be a numerator-denominator combination that you would not normally see in everyday life. The reason the number is written as a fraction is because writing it as a decimal would require imprecise rounding off and/or because it must be added, subtracted, or multiplied with a similar fraction.

      * e.g.,  ... Okay, so we just got through establishing that: (61/99)X = (8/49) + (56/22)Y + (45/38) - (1/36)Y{(14/45) - (31/29)Y} - (2/7)X + (1/18)XX can be simplified as: 

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