simple fraction

noun

the quotient of two integers

• Syn: ↑common fraction

• Hypernyms: ↑fraction

• Hyponyms:

↑one-half, ↑half, ↑one-third, ↑third, ↑tierce, ↑two-thirds, ↑one-fourth, ↑fourth, ↑one-quarter, ↑quarter, ↑fourth part, ↑twenty-five percent, ↑quartern, ↑three-fourths, ↑three-quarters, ↑one-fifth, ↑fifth, ↑fifth part, ↑twenty percent, ↑one-sixth, ↑sixth, ↑one-seventh, ↑seventh, ↑one-eighth, ↑eighth, ↑one-ninth, ↑ninth, ↑one-tenth, ↑tenth, ↑tenth part, ↑ten percent, ↑one-twelfth, ↑twelfth, ↑twelfth part, ↑duodecimal, ↑one-sixteenth, ↑sixteenth, ↑sixteenth part, ↑one-thirty-second, ↑thirty-second, ↑thirty-second part, ↑one-sixtieth, ↑sixtieth, ↑one-sixty-fourth, ↑sixty-fourth, ↑one-hundredth, ↑hundredth, ↑one percent, ↑one-thousandth, ↑thousandth, ↑one-ten-thousandth, ↑ten-thousandth, ↑one-hundred-thousandth, ↑one-millionth, ↑millionth, ↑one-hundred-millionth, ↑one-billionth, ↑billionth, ↑one-trillionth, ↑trillionth, ↑one-quadrillionth, ↑quadrillionth, ↑one-quintillionth, ↑quintillionth

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noun

: a fraction having whole numbers for the numerator and denominator — compare complex fraction

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a ratio of two integers.

[1585-95]

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simple fraction noun

A fraction that has whole numbers as numerator and denominator

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Main Entry: ↑simple

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simple fraction,

a fraction having a whole number in both the numerator and the denominator. Examples: ¹/₃, ¾, ²¹⁹/₁₂₅.