fraction

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.
2. 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).
3. A component of a mixture, separated by fractionation.
4. In a eucharistic service, the breaking of the host.
5. A small amount.
6. The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence.

Verb

1. To divide or break into fractions.
2. To fractionate.

Conceptos

fracción

quebrado

fragmento

fraccionamiento

dividir

quebradura

cociente entre dos cantidades

parte de un todo

porción

número racional

trozo

parte

Con guión como

frac‧tion

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈfɹæk.ʃən/

Etimología (Inglés)

From Middle English fraccioun (“a breaking”), from Anglo-Norman, Old French fraction, from Medieval Latin fractio (“a fragment, portion”), from earlier Latin fractio (“a breaking, a breaking into pieces”), from fractus, past participle of frangere (“to break”) (whence English frangible), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (English break). Doublet of frazione.

Oraciones

Therefore , at least a finite fraction of the starting volume is recurring .

Por lo tanto, al menos una fracción finita del volumen inicial es recurrente.