Fraction

n.	1.	The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence. Neither can the natural body of Christ be subject to any fraction or breaking up. - Foxe.
	2.	A portion; a fragment. Some niggard fractions of an hour. - Tennyson.
	3.	(Arith. or Alg.) One or more aliquot parts of a unit or whole number; an expression for a definite portion of a unit or magnitude. Common fraction a fraction in which the number of equal parts into which the integer is supposed to be divided is indicated by figures or letters, called the denominator, written below a line, over which is the numerator, indicating the number of these parts included in the fraction; as ½, one half, Complex fraction a fraction having a fraction or mixed number in the numerator or denominator, or in both. Compound fraction a fraction of a fraction; two or more fractions connected by of. - Davies & Peck. Continued fraction See under Continued, Decimal, Partial, etc. Improper fraction a fraction in which the numerator is greater than the denominator. Proper fraction a fraction in which the numerator is less than the denominator.
v. t.	1.	(Chem.) To separate by means of, or to subject to, fractional distillation or crystallization; to fractionate; - frequently used with out; as, to fraction out a certain grade of oil from pretroleum.

Noun	1.	fraction - a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
	2.	fraction - a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
	3.	fraction - the quotient of two rational numbers
Verb	1.	fraction - perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?" Synonyms: divide

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