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1. n. The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence.
2. n. A portion; a fragment.
3. n. One or more aliquot parts of a unit or whole number; an expression for a definite portion of a unit or magnitude.
4. v. t. To separate by means of, or to subject to, fractional distillation or crystallization; to fractionate; -- frequently used with out; as, to fraction out a certain grade of oil from pretroleum.
5. n. a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
6. n. a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
7. n. the quotient of two rational numbers
8. v. perform a division
9. 1. The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence. [Obs.] Neither can the natural body of Christ be subject to any fraction or breaking up. Foxe. 2. A portion; a fragment. Some niggard fractions of an hour. Tennyson. 3. (Arith. or Alg.) One or more aliquot parts of a unit or whole number; an expression for a definite portion of a unit or magnitude. Common, or Vulgar, fraction, a fraction in which the number of equal parts into which the integer is supposed to be divided is indicated by figures or letters, called the denominator, written below a line, over which is the numerator, indicating the number of these parts included in the fraction; as -- Complex fraction, a fraction having a fraction or mixed number in the numerator or denominator, or in both. Davies & Peck. -- Compound fraction, a fraction of a fraction; two or more fractions connected by of. -- Continued fraction, Decimal fraction, Partial fraction, etc. See under Continued, Decimal, Partial, etc. -- Improper fraction, a fraction in which the numerator is greater than the denominator. -- Proper fraction, a fraction in which the numerator is less than the denominator. To separate by means of, or to subject to, fractional distillation or crystallization; to fractionate; -- frequently used with out; as, to fraction out a certain grade of oil from pretroleum.
10. One or more aliquot parts of a unit or whole number; anexpression for a definite portion of a unit or magnitude. Common, orVulgar, fraction, a fraction in which the number of equal parts intowhich the integer is supposed to be divided is indicated by figuresor letters, called the denominator, written below a line, over whichis the numerator, indicating the number of these parts included inthe fraction; as -- Complex fraction, a fraction having a fraction ormixed number in the numerator or denominator, or in both. Davies &Peck.-- Compound fraction, a fraction of a fraction; two or morefractions connected by of.-- Continued fraction, Decimal fraction, Partial fraction, etc. Seeunder Continued, Decimal, Partial, etc.-- Improper fraction, a fraction in which the numerator is greaterthan the denominator.-- Proper fraction, a fraction in which the numerator is less thanthe denominator.
11. n:100 n. a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process n. a small part or item forming a piece of a whole n. the quotient of two rational numbers