Fraction meaning

What does “fraction” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“fraction” is a noun and verb with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process.

fraction

noun

  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

verb

  1. perform a division

    “Can you divide 49 by seven?”

    Synonymsdivide

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University