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fractions

 
Noun fraction has 3 senses
  1. fraction - a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
    --1 is a kind of
    chemical
    Derived form: verb fractionate2
  2. fraction - a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
    --2 is a kind of
    part, portion
  3. fraction - the quotient of two rational numbers
    --3 is a kind of
    rational number
    --3 has particulars:
     mantissa, fixed-point part; common fraction, simple fraction; improper fraction; proper fraction; complex fraction, compound fraction; continued fraction
    Derived form: verb fraction1
Verb fraction has 1 sense
  1. divide, fraction - perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?"
    --1 is one way to calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
    Derived form: noun fraction3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
fractional currency fractional distillation fractional monetary unit fractional process fractionalism fractionally fractionate fractionation fractions fractious fractiously fractiousness fractousness fracture fractured fractures fracturing

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