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Definition of Fraction
1. Verb. Perform a division. "Can you divide 49 by seven?"
Category relationships: Arithmetic
Generic synonyms: Calculate, Cipher, Compute, Cypher, Figure, Reckon, Work Out
Specialized synonyms: Halve, Quarter
Derivative terms: Divisible, Division
Antonyms: Multiply
2. Noun. A component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process.
3. Noun. A small part or item forming a piece of a whole.
4. Noun. The quotient of two rational numbers.
Generic synonyms: Rational, Rational Number
Definition of Fraction
1. n. The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence.
2. 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.
Definition of Fraction
1. Noun. A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part. ¹
2. Noun. A ratio of two numbers, the numerator and the denominator, usually written one above the other and separated by a horizontal bar. ¹
3. Noun. (chemistry) A component of a mixture, separated by fractionation. ¹
4. Noun. In a eucharistic service, the breaking of the host. ¹
5. Noun. A small amount. ¹
6. Verb. To divide or break into fractions. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fraction
1. to divide into portions [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Fraction
1. In chemistry, one of the separable constituents of a substance. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)