Phrase guide

proper fraction

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A vulgar fraction in which the magnitude of the numerator is less than or equal to that of the denominator, such as 2/3.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: arithmetic

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a fraction with a numerator smaller than the denominator

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fraction

Narrower terms: decimal fraction, decimal

History

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: правилна дроб (pravilna drob) — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Chinese Mandarin: 真分數 /真分数 (zhēnfēnshù) — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Czech: nepravý zlomek — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Danish: ægte brøk — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Finnish: aito murtoluku — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Japanese: 真分数 (shin-bunsū) — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Korean: 진분수 (jinbunsu) — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Norwegian: ekte brøk — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Polish: ułamek właściwy — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Spanish: fracción propia — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Swedish: äkta bråk — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Swedish: egentligt bråk — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Tagalog: angkop na hatimbilang — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Thai: เศษส่วนแท้ — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • Welsh: ffracsiwn bondrwm — arithmetic: a vulgar fraction