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noun
A fraction in the form of one integer divided by another, non-zero, integer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: arithmetic
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quotient of two integers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: simple fraction
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fraction
Narrower terms: one-half, half, one-third, third, tierce, two-thirds, one-fourth, fourth, one-quarter, quarter, fourth part, twenty-five percent, quartern, three-fourths, three-quarters, one-fifth, fifth, fifth part, twenty percent, one-sixth, sixth, one-seventh, seventh, one-eighth, eighth, one-ninth, ninth, one-tenth, tenth, tenth part, ten percent, one-twelfth, twelfth, twelfth part, duodecimal, one-sixteenth, sixteenth, sixteenth part, one-thirty-second, thirty-second, thirty-second part, one-sixtieth, sixtieth, one-sixty-fourth, sixty-fourth, one-hundredth, hundredth, one percent, one-thousandth, thousandth, one-ten-thousandth, ten-thousandth, one-hundred-thousandth, one-millionth, millionth, one-hundred-millionth, one-billionth, billionth, one-trillionth, trillionth, one-quadrillionth, quadrillionth, one-quintillionth, quintillionth
History
Originally a calque of New Latin fractiō vulgāris. See vulgar fraction.
Across languages
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