Meaning & use
fraction
A number written as one quantity divided by another, with a numerator and a nonzero denominator.
See it in a sentence
The fraction 3/4 represents three of four equal parts of a whole.
Write one half as the fraction 1/2.
A note on using this word
A fraction can be greater than one, as 5/4 is. In a parts-of-a-whole model, the parts must be equal.
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