Associations to the word «Fraction»

Wiktionary

FRACTION, noun. A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.
FRACTION, noun. A ratio of two numbers, the numerator and the denominator, usually written one above the other and separated by a horizontal bar.
FRACTION, noun. (chemistry) A component of a mixture, separated by fractionation.
FRACTION, noun. In a eucharistic service, the breaking of the host.
FRACTION, noun. A small amount.
FRACTION, noun. The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence.
FRACTION, verb. To divide or break into fractions.

Dictionary definition

FRACTION, noun. A component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process.
FRACTION, noun. A small part or item forming a piece of a whole.
FRACTION, noun. The quotient of two rational numbers.
FRACTION, verb. Perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King