Meaning & use
proper fraction
A fraction in which the numerator is smaller than the denominator, representing a value less than one.
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Three-fourths is a proper fraction because three is less than four.
The teacher asked students to convert each improper fraction into a proper fraction.
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A proper fraction always has a value between zero and one, unlike an improper fraction, which equals one or more.
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