Phrase guide

improper fraction

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A vulgar fraction of which the numerator has a greater magnitude than the denominator, such as 3/2.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: arithmetic

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a fraction whose numerator is larger than the denominator

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fraction

History

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: неправилна дроб (nepravilna drob) — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Chinese Mandarin: 假分數 /假分数 (jiǎfēnshù) — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Czech: pravý zlomek — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Danish: uægte brøk — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Finnish: epämurtoluku — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Icelandic: óeiginlegt brot — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Japanese: 仮分数 (ka-bunsū) — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Korean: 가분수 (gabunsu) — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Korean: 거꿀분수 (geokkulbunsu) — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Latvian: apgrieztais daļskaitlis — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Norwegian: uekte brøk — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Polish: ułamek niewłaściwy — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Romanian: fracție supraunitară — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Swedish: oäkta bråk — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Swedish: oegentligt bråk — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Tagalog: di-angkop na hatimbilang — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Welsh: ffracsiwn pendrwm — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction