Meaning & use
fraction bar
The horizontal or diagonal line separating the numerator and denominator in a fraction.
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The fraction bar in three-fourths shows that three is divided by four.
Teachers remind students that the fraction bar also means "divided by."
A note on using this word
The fraction bar is also called a "vinculum" in more formal mathematical writing.
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