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fraction

/ˈfrækʃən/

Translations

fractionnoun

fractions

/ˈfrækʃən/

fractionMathématiques.

In mathematics class, we learned how to add and subtract fractions.

En cours de mathématiques, nous avons appris à additionner et à soustraire des fractions.

fractionSens courant.

Only a fraction of the population attended the event.

Seule une fraction de la population a assisté à l'événement.

Additional translations

fractionChimie.

Synonyms

fractional part

fractionverb

fractioned

Past Simple

fractioned

Past Participle

fractioning

Gerund

/ˈfræk.ʃən/

fractionnerTechnique; chimie.

The laboratory apparatus fractions the sample into its component compounds.

L'appareil de laboratoire fractionne l'échantillon en ses composés constitutifs.

Synonyms

fractionadjective

Attributive use before another noun (e.g., fraction bar); treated as an adjective for dictionary purposes.

fractionnaireMathématiques.

The students used fraction strips to visualize the problem.

Les élèves ont utilisé des bandes fractionnaires pour visualiser le problème.

Synonyms

Definitions

fractionnoun

A numerical quantity that is not a whole number, representing a part of a whole; it is expressed as one number over another, such as 1/2 or 3/4.

In mathematics class, we learned how to add and subtract fractions.

A small or tiny part, amount, or proportion of something.

Only a fraction of the population attended the event.

Each of the portions into which a mixture is separated during a process such as distillation or chromatography.

The lighter fractions of crude oil are processed into gasoline.

fractionverb

To divide or separate (something) into fractions, parts, or portions.

The laboratory apparatus fractions the sample into its component compounds.

fractionadjective

Relating to or involving numerical fractions; used before another noun.

The students used fraction strips to visualize the problem.