English

Etymology
From Middle English fraccioun (a breaking), from Anglo-Norman, from Late Latin fr�ctus (break).

Noun
en-noun

1. a part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.
2. arithmetic a ratio of two integers, the numerator and the denominator, usually written one above the other and separated by a vinculum (horizontal bar)
3. chemistry a component of a mixture, separated by fractionation.
4. In a Eucharistic service, the breaking of the Host.

Derived terms
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common fraction
decimal fraction
Egyptian fraction
field of fractions
improper fraction
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ordinal fraction
partial fraction decomposition, partial fraction expansion
proper fraction
unit fraction
vulgar fraction

Translations
trans-top|part of a whole
Czech: zlomek m
Catalan: fracció, f
Finnish: murto-osa
French: fraction#French|fraction f
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (dan-pen)
Italian: frazione f
Portuguese: (Brazil) fração f, (Portugal) fracção f
Spanish: fracción, f
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trans-top|in arithmetic
Czech: zlomek m
Catalan: fracció, f
Dutch: breuk c
Finnish: murtoluku
French: fraction#French|fraction f
trans-mid
Italian: frazione f
Japanese: �� (bunsū)
Portuguese: (Brazil) fração f, (Portugal) fracção f
Slovene: ulomek m
Spanish: fracción, f, quebrado m
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ttbc|Irish: codán
ttbc|Latin: fractio

Verb
en-verb

1. divide or break into fractions.

References
R:Dictionary.com|fraction
R:American Heritage 2000|fraction
R:WordNet 2003|fraction

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