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

divide

portion

fragment

section

quotient

cut

share

fractionation

common fraction

half

remnant

jot

incompleteness

bit

diagonal

dish out

dispense

dissect

dissever

distillate

distillation

distribute

element

faction

forward slash

fourth

4th

fractional part

fraction bar

give out

grain

group

hand out

interest group

issue

little

lot

lump

marks

oblique stroke

origin

partition

passage

pass around

pass out

percent

percentage

%

piece

points

portion out

pound

💷

quarter

quota

race

rational number

reallocate

remainder

rupture

screen off

semi

separate

separatrix

shell out

shilling mark

shilling stroke

simple fraction

slant

slash

small part

solidus

split

split up

stratify

strip

subdivide

supply

tribe

verse

virgule

divvy up

hair’s-breadth

small number

incomplete set

odd sum

centage

hairsbreadth

one-four part

broken number

frac

fractional number

fractional amount

admeasure

allocate

allot

apportion

atom

big deal

canton

carve up

cast

component

deal

deal out

decimal

decimal fraction

Translations

fracción

fraction

Bruch

quebrado

fractie

breuk

Bruchteil

Bruchzahl

Fraktion

breking

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 .