fraction

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

fracción

fraction

frazione

Bruch

quebrado

κλάσμα

Bruchteil

fracció

fração

fracção

fractie

breuk

Bruchzahl

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɹæk.ʃən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: 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.

Sentences

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