FRACTION
Dictionary entry overview: What does fraction mean?
• FRACTION (noun)
The noun FRACTION has 3 senses:
1. a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
2. a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
3. the quotient of two rational numbers
Familiarity information: FRACTION used as a noun is uncommon.
• FRACTION (verb)
The verb FRACTION has 1 sense:
1. perform a division
Familiarity information: FRACTION used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FRACTION (noun)
Meaning:
A component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("fraction" is a kind of...):
chemical; chemical substance (produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules)
Meaning:
A small part or item forming a piece of a whole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fraction" is a kind of...):
part; portion (something less than the whole of a human artifact)
Meaning:
The quotient of two rational numbers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("fraction" is a kind of...):
rational; rational number (an integer or a fraction)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fraction"):
fixed-point part; mantissa (the positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808)
common fraction; simple fraction (the quotient of two integers)
improper fraction (a fraction whose numerator is larger than the denominator)
proper fraction (a fraction with a numerator smaller than the denominator)
complex fraction; compound fraction (a fraction with fractions in the numerator or denominator)
continued fraction (a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction and so on)
• FRACTION (verb)
Meaning:
Perform a division
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
fraction; divide
Context example:
Can you divide 49 by seven?
Hypernyms (to "fraction" is one way to...):
calculate; cipher; compute; cypher; figure; reckon; work out (make a mathematical calculation or computation)
Domain category:
arithmetic (the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fraction"):
halve (divide by two; divide into halves)
quarter (divide by four; divide into quarters)
Sentence frame:
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