fraction

     

In common usage a fraction is any part of a unit.

Trivia about fraction

  • A number written as a quotient; examples are 2/3, 1/2 & 1/4
  • One of these ratios is simple if both its numerator & denominator are whole numbers
  • This math term comes from the Latin frangere, "to break"
  • 3/4 or 2/5(8)