Meaning & use
fractions
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Numerical quantities expressed as one number divided by another, representing parts of a whole.
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The students practiced adding fractions with different denominators.
Only fractions of the population had access to clean water during the drought.
A note on using this word
In chemistry, 'fractions' also refers to the separate components obtained when a mixture, such as crude oil, is separated by distillation.
Words with a similar meaning
portionsparts
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Words with an opposite meaning
wholes
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