fraction
/ˈfɹæk.ʃən/ sustantivo C1En español: fracción, quebrado
- A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.
- A ratio of two numbers (numerator and denominator), usually written one above the other and separated by a horizontal bar called the vinculum or, alternatively, in sequence on the same line and separated by a solidus (diagonal bar). · Gasoline prices show the mill as a fraction, for example $3.59+⁹⁄₁₀.
- A component of a mixture, separated by fractionation.
- In a eucharistic service, the breaking of the host.
- A small amount.
Plural fractions
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The boys was on time to the fraction of a second.
Rikki jumped sideways and tried to run in, but the wicked little dusty gray head lashed within a fraction of his shoulder, and he had to jump over the body, and the head followed his heels close.
But as Anne never lifted her head and as Gilbert worked fractions as if his whole soul was absorbed in them and them only, they soon returned to their own tasks and Anne was forgotten.
You are perfect to a fraction.” He replied, “I learned it from the Ass, by witnessing his fate.”
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