Fraction — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process

a small part or item forming a piece of a whole

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈækʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈakʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈakʃən/

2 syllables Say it as /fɹˈækʃən/.

Examples

Can you divide 49 by seven?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

divide

Antonyms

multiply

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

fractionate	verb	obtain by a fractional process
fractional	adjective	constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety
fraction	verb	perform a division
divisible	adjective	capable of being or liable to be divided or separated
division	noun	an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
fraction	noun	the quotient of two rational numbers

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fraktion

ein Bestandteil einer Mischung, die durch einen fraktionierten Prozess getrennt wurde

🇪🇸Spanish

fracción

Componente de una mezcla que ha sido separado mediante un proceso fraccionado.

🇮🇹Italian

frazione

un componente di una miscela che è stata separata mediante un processo frazionato

🇳🇱Dutch

fractie

een component van een mengsel dat is gescheiden door een fractioneel proces

🇵🇹Portuguese

fração

um componente de uma mistura que foi separada por um processo fracionário

🇷🇺Russian

фракция

компонент смеси, разделенный фракционным процессом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अंश

मिश्रण का एक घटक जिसे भिन्नात्मक प्रक्रिया द्वारा अलग किया गया है

🇧🇩Bengali

ভগ্নাংশ

একটি মিশ্রণের একটি উপাদান যা একটি ভগ্নাংশ প্রক্রিয়া দ্বারা পৃথক করা হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்னம்

ஒரு பகுதியளவு செயல்முறையால் பிரிக்கப்பட்ட கலவையின் ஒரு கூறு

🇮🇳Telugu

భిన్నం

పాక్షిక ప్రక్రియ ద్వారా వేరు చేయబడిన మిశ్రమం యొక్క భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

अंश

मिश्रणाचा एक घटक जो अंशात्मक प्रक्रियेद्वारे विभक्त केला गेला आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપૂર્ણાંક

મિશ્રણનો એક ઘટક જે અપૂર્ણાંક પ્રક્રિયા દ્વારા અલગ કરવામાં આવ્યો છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಿನ್ನರಾಶಿ

ಭಿನ್ನರಾಶಿ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಯಿಂದ ಬೇರ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಮಿಶ್ರಣದ ಒಂದು ಅಂಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അംശം

ഒരു ഫ്രാക്ഷണൽ പ്രക്രിയയാൽ വേർതിരിച്ച മിശ്രിതത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു ഘടകം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਸ਼

ਇੱਕ ਮਿਸ਼ਰਣ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਅੰਸ਼ਕ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵੱਖ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

حصہ

مرکب کا ایک جزو جسے جزوی عمل سے الگ کیا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

分数

通过分级过程分离的混合物的成分

🇯🇵Japanese

分数

分別プロセスによって分離された混合物の成分

🇰🇷Korean

분수

분별 공정에 의해 분리된 혼합물의 성분

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phân số

một thành phần của hỗn hợp đã được tách ra bằng một quá trình phân đoạn

🇹🇭Thai

เศษส่วน

ส่วนประกอบของส่วนผสมที่ถูกแยกออกจากกันด้วยกระบวนการที่เป็นเศษส่วน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pecahan

komponen campuran yang telah dipisahkan melalui proses fraksional

🇲🇾Malay

pecahan

komponen campuran yang telah diasingkan melalui proses pecahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جزء

أحد مكونات الخليط الذي تم فصله بعملية كسرية

🇮🇷Persian

کسری

جزئی از مخلوط که توسط فرآیند کسری جدا شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

kesir

bir karışımın kesirli bir işlemle ayrılmış bir bileşeni

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֵלֶק

מרכיב של תערובת שהופרדה בתהליך חלקי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'fraction'?

The primary meaning of 'fraction' is 'a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process'.

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Using 'fraction' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'fraction' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'fraction' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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