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Fraction
Fraction Frac"tion, v. t. (Chem.)
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.
FractionFraction Frac"tion, n. [F. fraction, L. fractio a breaking,
fr. frangere, fractum, to break. See Break.]
1. The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially
by violence. [Obs.]
Neither can the natural body of Christ be subject to
any fraction or breaking up. --Foxe.
2. A portion; a fragment.
Some niggard fractions of an hour. --Tennyson.
3. (Arith. or Alg.) One or more aliquot parts of a unit or
whole number; an expression for a definite portion of a
unit or magnitude.
Common, or Vulgar, fraction, a fraction in which the
number of equal parts into which the integer is supposed
to be divided is indicated by figures or letters, called
the denominator, written below a line, over which is the
numerator, indicating the number of these parts included
in the fraction; as 1/2, one half, 2/5, two fifths.
Complex fraction, a fraction having a fraction or mixed
number in the numerator or denominator, or in both.
--Davies & Peck.
Compound fraction, a fraction of a fraction; two or more
fractions connected by of.
Continued fraction, Decimal fraction, Partial fraction,
etc. See under Continued, Decimal, Partial, etc.
Improper fraction, a fraction in which the numerator is
greater than the denominator.
Proper fraction, a fraction in which the numerator is less
than the denominator. fractionFraction Frac"tion, n. [F. fraction, L. fractio a breaking,
fr. frangere, fractum, to break. See Break.]
1. The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially
by violence. [Obs.]
Neither can the natural body of Christ be subject to
any fraction or breaking up. --Foxe.
2. A portion; a fragment.
Some niggard fractions of an hour. --Tennyson.
3. (Arith. or Alg.) One or more aliquot parts of a unit or
whole number; an expression for a definite portion of a
unit or magnitude.
Common, or Vulgar, fraction, a fraction in which the
number of equal parts into which the integer is supposed
to be divided is indicated by figures or letters, called
the denominator, written below a line, over which is the
numerator, indicating the number of these parts included
in the fraction; as 1/2, one half, 2/5, two fifths.
Complex fraction, a fraction having a fraction or mixed
number in the numerator or denominator, or in both.
--Davies & Peck.
Compound fraction, a fraction of a fraction; two or more
fractions connected by of.
Continued fraction, Decimal fraction, Partial fraction,
etc. See under Continued, Decimal, Partial, etc.
Improper fraction, a fraction in which the numerator is
greater than the denominator.
Proper fraction, a fraction in which the numerator is less
than the denominator.
Meaning of Fractions from wikipedia
- (UK); and the
fraction bar, solidus, or
fraction slash. In typography,
fractions stacked vertically are also
known as "en" or "nut
fractions", and diagonal...
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Egyptian fraction –
Finite sum of
distinct unit
fractions Engel expansion –
decomposition of a
positive real
number into a
series of unit
fractions, each...
- into a
number of
smaller quantities (
fractions) in
which the
composition varies according to a gradient.
Fractions are
collected based on
differences in...
-
fraction is
between 1% and 5%,
while the
useful load
fraction is
perhaps 90%. For
payload fractions and fuel
fractions in aviation, see Fuel
Fraction...
- the
fraction as a sum of a
polynomial (possibly zero) and one or
several fractions with a
simpler denominator. The
importance of the
partial fraction decomposition...
- process, a
mixture is
separated into
fractions,
which have
compositions that vary
according to a gradient. A
fraction can be
defined as a
group of chemicals...
-
fraction"
based on the
unacceptability of
mixing information with
units when
expressing the
values of quantities. The sum of all the mole
fractions in...
- -\ln(1-\ \zeta )} At today’s
state of the art for jet
fighter aircraft, fuel
fractions of 29
percent and
below typically yield subcruisers; 33
percent provides...
- the
field of
fractions of an
integral domain is the
smallest field in
which it can be embedded. The
construction of the
field of
fractions is
modeled on...
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player about fractions; the player's
score is
given in
fractions, but no
knowledge of them is
necessary to play. Its sequel, Frog
Fractions 2, announced...
