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Word: Fraction
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin fractio(n-) ‘breaking (bread)’, from Latin frangere ‘to break’
ˈfrakʃn
a numerical quantity that is not a whole number (e.g. 1/2, 0.5).
Short Definition:quantity that is not whole number
a small or tiny part, amount, or proportion of something
Short Definition:small or tiny part or amount
Examples:- he hesitated for a fraction of a second
- her eyes widened a fraction
each of the portions into which a mixture may be separated according to a physical property such as boiling point or solubility
Short Definition:separated portion of mixture
Examples:- the third fraction contain alcohols with boiling points of 120–130°C
(in the Christian Church) the breaking of the Eucharistic bread
Short Definition:breaking of Eucharistic bread
Examples:- the Fraction may be accompanied by the Agnus Dei
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