# Fraction

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### Definitions from Wordnet 2.0

• a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
• the quotient of two rational numbers
• a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
• perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?"

### Definitions from Wiktionary

• a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process ,
• a small part or item forming a piece of a whole ,
• the quotient of two rational numbers

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### Wikipedia Meaning and Definition on 'Fraction'

• Fraction: In common usage a fraction is any part of a unit . Fraction may also mean: Fraction (mathematics), one or more equal parts of something, ...
• Fraction (mathematics): A fraction (from Latin: fractus, "broken") represents a part of a whole or, more generally, any number of equal parts. a fraction ...
• Fractionation: divided during a phase transition , into a number of smaller quantities (fraction s) in which the composition varies according to a gradient . ...
• Algebraic fraction: In algebra , an algebraic fraction is a fraction whose numerator and denominator are algebraic expression s. algebraic fractions are \frac ...
• Fractional distillation: Fractional distillation is the separation of a mixture into its component parts, or fractions , such as in separating chemical compound s ...
• Fraction (religion): The Fraction is the ceremonial act of breaking the consecrated bread during the Eucharist ic rite in some Christian denominations. ...
• Fraction (chemistry): A fraction in chemistry is a quantity collected from a sample or batch of a substance in a fractionating separation process . ...

### 'Fraction' example sentence in quotations

* To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event. - Henri Cartier-Bresson

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