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The fraction three fourths names three equal parts when the whole is divided into four.
What does Fraction mean?
A fraction is a number such as 3/4 that represents division and can show parts of a whole.
Dictionary definition
A number written as one integer over another nonzero integer, such as 3/4; it can represent part of a whole, a quotient, a ratio, or a point on the number line.
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Fraction in a sentence
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Five fourths is a fraction greater than one.
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The fractions one half and two fourths are equivalent because they mark the same point on the number line.
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Practice 1
What does the denominator in 3/5 tell?
The denominator names the number of equal parts in one whole; the numerator counts the parts being considered.
Practice 2
Which statement is true?
For example, 5/4 is greater than one. A fraction’s denominator cannot be zero.
Practice 3
Why are 1/2 and 2/4 equivalent?
Equivalent fractions have different forms but mark the same value.
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WordFraction.
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MeaningFraction means A fraction is a number such as 3/4 that represents division and can show parts of a whole.
ExampleExample: The fraction three fourths names three equal parts when the whole is divided into four.
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Does Fraction have an opposite?
Fraction names a kind of number and an everyday portion, so it has no direct antonym. Whole is a useful part-whole contrast, but some fractions equal or exceed one and whole numbers can be written as fractions.
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Word family
Fraction word family
Base word
fraction
noun
fractions
More than one fractional number or portion.
adjective
fractional
Related to or expressed as a fraction.
adverb
fractionally
By a very small amount or in fractional form.
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Hint for students
The denominator tells how many equal parts make one whole. The numerator tells how many of those parts are counted.
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A fraction is a number, not just a piece of an object. Fractions may be less than, equal to, or greater than one, and the denominator cannot be zero.
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Place 1/2, 2/4, 5/4, and 3/2 on a number line. Ask which are equivalent, which exceed one, and what each numerator and denominator communicates.
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