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IMPROPER FRACTION

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Dictionary entry overview: What does improper fraction mean?

• IMPROPER FRACTION (noun)
The noun IMPROPER FRACTION has 1 sense:

1. a fraction whose numerator is larger than the denominator

Familiarity information: IMPROPER FRACTION used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• IMPROPER FRACTION (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A fraction whose numerator is larger than the denominator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("improper fraction" is a kind of...):

fraction (the quotient of two rational numbers)

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