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common fraction
noun
, Arithmetic.
- a fraction represented as a numerator above and a denominator below a horizontal or diagonal line.
common fraction
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Word History and Origins
Origin of common fraction1
First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences
Expressed by a common fraction it is merely 1/3, which is an incomplete mathematical figure.
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Can the same words mean both a common fraction and a decimal fraction?
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Happiness, said Carlyle, is as the value of a common fraction, which results from dividing the numerator by the denominator.
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