Meaning & use
simplest form
The version of a fraction reduced so that its numerator and denominator share no common factor besides one.
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To write six-eighths in simplest form, divide both numbers by two to get three-fourths.
The teacher asked students to reduce every fraction to its simplest form before submitting the worksheet.
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Also called 'lowest terms'; a fraction is in simplest form when its numerator and denominator have a greatest common factor of one.
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