Fraction

Word FRACTION
Character 8
Hyphenation frac tion
Pronunciations /ˈfɹæk.ʃən/

Definitions and meanings of "Fraction"

What do we mean by fraction?

An expression that indicates the quotient of two quantities, such as 1/3 . noun

A disconnected piece; a fragment. noun

A small part; a bit. noun

A chemical component separated by fractionation. noun

In mathematics: In geometry, any multiple of any submultiple of a magnitude. noun

In chem., one of the parts into which a substance is separated in the process of fractional distillation. See fractionation. noun

Same as fractionate.

The act of breaking, or the state of being broken, especially by violence; a breaking or fracture. noun

Specifically (ecclesiastical), the liturgical act of breaking or dividing the eucharistic bread, or host. noun

A fragment; a separated portion; a disconnected part. noun

In mathematics: In arithmetic, a part, or a number of aliquot parts, of unity. noun

In algebra, a ration of algebraic quantities analogous to the arithmetical vulgar fraction, and similarly expressed. noun

To separate by means of, or to subject to, fractional distillation or crystallization; to fractionate; -- frequently used with out. transitive verb

The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence. noun

A portion; a fragment. noun

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

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. noun

A fraction having a fraction or mixed number in the numerator or denominator, or in both. noun

A fraction of a fraction; two or more fractions connected by of. noun

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

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

A component of a mixture, separated by fractionation.

In a eucharistic service, the breaking of the host.

A small amount.

The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence.

Refers to your Crew, Gang Or Boys.... C.A.L Urban Dictionary

The new swear word for maths geeks. Urban Dictionary

Fractions that match. Urban Dictionary

Parts of a whole Urban Dictionary

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. Urban Dictionary

Fractions are a part of a whole object. Urban Dictionary

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. Urban Dictionary

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. Urban Dictionary

1: of, relating to, or being a fraction 2: of, relating to, or being fractional currency 3: relatively small : INCONSIDERABLE 4: of, relating to, or involving a process for separating components of a mixture through differences in physical or chemical properties Urban Dictionary

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. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Fraction

The word "fraction" in example sentences

Loop if (y0 = y1) break if (fraction > = 0) x0+ = stepx, fraction - = dy y0+ = stepy, fraction+ = dx ❋ Unknown (2009)

Loop if (x0 = x1) break if (fraction > y0+ = stepy, fraction - = dx x0+ = stepx, fraction+ = dy ❋ Unknown (2009)

Because the piles are typically large enough (in the case of most publicly traded corporations), merely bleeding off a small fraction of a small fraction is enough to make a man wealthy beyond the capacity of most people to imagine. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The glazing contains a form of uranium-oxide, and a certain fraction of the uranium-238 nuclei will absorb the moderated neutrons, and thereby transform to uranium-239. ❋ Gordon McCabe (2009)

Except that a certain fraction of the CA voting public has by now gotten wise to the thing, and there are now a lot of people (me included) who vote “no” on ALL CA initiatives unless provided with a compelling reason to do otherwise. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And in Sweden today the guard labor fraction is less than half that of the United States. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Apparently there was a great many lessons learned, a certain fraction (estimated at between 1 and 3 quarters of the total) of decent material produced, and apparently a lot of the problems related to people not knowing or agreeing on … what the goals and success criteria for the project were. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Only a small fraction of the nuclear collisions in the Sun succeed in overcoming this repulsion and causing fusion; this fraction is very sensitive to the temperature. ❋ Unknown (2004)

A certain fraction of the electrons will penetrate the barrier by tunnelling and we may obtain a weak tunnel current through the barrier. ❋ Unknown (1992)

Measured by Gross National Product (GNP), at the end of World War II, we were more than forty per cent of the whole; today the fraction is less than a quarter. ❋ Unknown (1985)

The waves are certainly carried along by the water, but only at a certain fraction of its rate of flow. ❋ Unknown (1967)

In fairly dense substances this fraction is so large that we have difficulty in imagining the earth to be of such loose molecular structure that the ether can flow almost completely freely through the spaces between the molecules. ❋ Unknown (1967)

Six weeks have I been doing absolutely nothing but playing at battledore and shuttlecock, chess, talking nonsense, and getting rid of a certain fraction of this mortal life as cleverly and uselessly as possible; nothing could exceed the sumptuosity and elegance of the whole thing, nor its uselessness! ❋ Unknown (1883)

A man of rank travelling, or a governor proceeding to his post, receives an order entitling his numerous retinue to be supplied with provisions of all kinds, for which not a fraction is paid. ❋ Unknown (1856)

The metre was to be defined as a fraction of the Paris meridian whose precise measurement in toises was under way. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The part where the tune that fast and slow is put as a composition of the album and the fraction is short is arranged might succeed as one of the senses, too. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Here’s just a tiny fraction from the shoot, which came in at about 450 shots. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Eventually someone’s going to realize that the simplest way to reduce that fraction is just not to expend much medical effort on anyone who looks likely todie. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The second grader who underlines number in his book Fun With Numbers will not be spelling it (nomber) when he is a junior in secondary school, and the fourth grader who learns the definition of the word fraction will not be having trouble with fractions as an eighth grader, because he only learned about fractions, but really never knew what the word meant in terms of whole experience. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The neuroprotective effects of cocoa are derived from the cocoa procyanidin fraction, which is extracted from cocoa powder using natural solvents that then become rich in these active molecules. ❋ M.D. Nicholas Perricone (2010)

Ma [Fraction] Gona Come [Merk] You [Bredda]! ❋ Runnin C.A.L Click Bwoi (2007)

Oh [fractions]! I'm [getting] [distracted] again. ❋ Pi Rocks. (2009)

"fractionals are [fractions] that [match], okay students?" said [the teacher]. ❋ Ms.lolipop (2020)

"He had [a few] [fractions] of [the birthday cake]." ❋ Pseudonymonfleek (2015)

Damn this line be movin' slow [as shit] cuz they tryna [add up] all dem fractions! They got 18/5 people up [der]! ❋ Jquandaexxonvaldezjackson (2010)

There was only [a few] [fractions] left of [the pizza]! ❋ DictionaryWitch (2017)

Hey, look at that [fat-ass] [fractioner] taking up three [seats] on the plane. ❋ SpartanBeard (2010)

In order to solve this [equation], we will first need to [fractionize] [the x] term. ❋ Smudgetool (2011)

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. ❋ Ms.lolipop (2020)

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: ([625]/[693])X = (2509/1862) + (1/18)XX + (22603/[8910])Y + (31/1044)[YY] which can be further simplified as: X = (1738737/1163750) + ([77]/[1250])XX + (1740431/618750)Y + (2387/72500)YY *loud sigh* There!! Now that we're done with that headache, I don't want to see another exotic fraction for the rest of the day! ❋ Daedalus Suburbanus (2012)

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