Phrase guide

unit fraction

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A fraction whose numerator is 1 and whose denominator is a positive integer; for example, 1/2 or 1/7.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: arithmetic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: аликвотна дроб (alikvotna drob) — fraction whose numerator is 1 and denominator a positive integer
  • Finnish: yksikkömurtoluku — fraction whose numerator is 1 and denominator a positive integer
  • French: fraction unitaire — fraction whose numerator is 1 and denominator a positive integer
  • Icelandic: stofnbrot — fraction whose numerator is 1 and denominator a positive integer