How to Spell fraction
fraction
fraction - noun
- A numerical representation (such as ³/₄, ⁵/₈, or 3.234) indicating the quotient of two numbers
- One of several portions (as of a distillate) separable by {a_link|fractionation}
- Bit, little
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"a fraction closer"
Etymology
Middle English fraccioun "act or result of breaking, mathematical fraction," borrowed from Medieval Latin frāctiōn-, frāctiō "breaking, division into parts, mathematical fraction," going back to Late Latin, "breaking, weariness, illness," from Latin frag-, variant stem of frangere "to break, shatter" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action
Word family
fractions, fractional
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