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English noun: fraction | |||
| 1. | fraction (substance) a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chemical, chemical substance | ||
| 2. | fraction (artifact) a small part or item forming a piece of a whole | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | part, portion | ||
| 3. | fraction (quantity) the quotient of two rational numbers | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rational, rational number | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | common fraction, complex fraction, compound fraction, continued fraction, fixed-point part, improper fraction, mantissa, proper fraction, simple fraction | ||
English verb: fraction | |||
| 1. | fraction (cognition) perform a division | ||
| Samples | Can you divide 49 by seven?. | ||
| Synonyms | divide | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | halve, quarter | ||
| Domain category | arithmetic | ||
| Antonyms | multiply | ||
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