Definitions for fractionˈfræk ʃən

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

frac•tionˈfræk ʃən(n.)

  1. a number usu. expressed in the form a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.

    a/b.

    Category: Math

  2. a component in a volatile mixture whose range of boiling point temperatures allows it to be separated from other components by fractionation.

    Category: Chemistry

  3. a part of a whole:

    Only a fraction of the members were present.

  4. a small part or segment:

    only a fraction of the cost.

  5. a piece broken off; fragment.

  6. (v.i.)to break into fractions.

Origin of fraction:

1350–1400; ME fraccioun < LL frāctiō act of breaking

Princeton's WordNet

  1. fraction(noun)

    a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process

  2. fraction(noun)

    a small part or item forming a piece of a whole

  3. fraction(verb)

    the quotient of two rational numbers

  4. divide, fraction(verb)

    perform a division

    "Can you divide 49 by seven?"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. fraction(noun)ˈfræk ʃən

    ⅓, ⅕, etc.

    ***to add and subtract fractions

  2. fractionˈfræk ʃən

    a small part of

    Only a fraction of the residents will benefit.

Wiktionary

  1. fraction(Noun)

    A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.

  2. fraction(Noun)

    A ratio of two numbers, the numerator and the denominator, usually written one above the other and separated by a horizontal bar.

  3. fraction(Noun)

    A component of a mixture, separated by fractionation.

  4. fraction(Noun)

    In a eucharistic service, the breaking of the host.

  5. fraction(Noun)

    A small amount.

  6. fraction(Verb)

    To divide or break into fractions.

  7. Origin: From Middle English fraccioun (a breaking), from Anglo-Norman, from fractio, from frangere, past participle fractus.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fraction(noun)

    the act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence

  2. Fraction(noun)

    a portion; a fragment

  3. Fraction(noun)

    one or more aliquot parts of a unit or whole number; an expression for a definite portion of a unit or magnitude

  4. Fraction(verb)

    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


Translations for fraction

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

fraction(noun)

a part; not a whole number eg 1/4, 3/8, 7/6 etc.

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