fraction

Signification (Anglais)

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

Verb

1. (transitive) To divide or break into fractions.
2. (transitive) To fractionate.

Concepts

fraction

fragment

diviser

groupe

incomplet

dépareillé

courant

désassorti

fraction décimale

fragmentaire

Synonymes

part

fragment

portion

divide

quotient

section

cut

incompleteness

common fraction

bit

share

half

remnant

fractionation

jot

deal

element

big deal

component

distillate

atom

allocate

marks

distillation

distribute

dissever

dissect

faction

forward slash

fourth

4th

cast

dispense

dish out

carve up

apportion

group

diagonal

grain

hand out

give out

interest group

issue

decimal fraction

little

lot

lump

fraction bar

oblique stroke

origin

decimal

Traductions

fracción

frazione

Bruch

quebrado

κλάσμα

Bruchteil

fracció

fracção

fração

breuk

fractie

Bruchzahl

Fraktion

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈfɹæk.ʃən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: fraccioun

In summary

Etymology tree
Middle English fraccioun
English fraction
From Middle English fraccioun (“a breaking”), from Anglo-Norman, Old French fraccion, 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.

Phrases

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

Par conséquent, au moins une fraction finie du volume de départ est récurrente.