Definition of fraction - WordReference.com Dictionary

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fraction
A	noun
	1	fraction
			a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚part; portion ╚fraction
	2	fraction
			the quotient of two rational numbers
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚measure; quantity; amount ╚definite quantity ╚number ╚complex number; complex quantity; imaginary number ╚real number; real ╚rational number ╚fraction ╚continued fraction ╚complex fraction; compound fraction ╚proper fraction ╚improper fraction ╚common fraction; simple fraction ╚mantissa; fixed-point part
	3	fraction
			a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
		Category Tree: entity ╚substance; matter ╚material; stuff ╚chemical ╚fraction
B	verb
	1	divide, fraction
			perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?"
		Category Tree: think; cogitate; cerebrate ╚reason ╚calculate; cipher; cypher; compute; work out; reckon; figure ╚divide, fraction ╚quarter ╚halve