fraction
Pronunciation
[change]- enPR: frăkʹshən, IPA (key): /ˈfræk.ʃən/
Audio (UK) (file) - Hyphenation: frac‧tion
Noun
[change]- (countable) A fraction is a part of a whole.
- A fraction of the profits were donated to a local charity.
- (countable) (mathematics) A fraction is a ratio, presented with a line between the numerator above and the denominator below.