fraction

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Synonyms: faction, traction, friction, fracton, raction, fractious, function, action, fruition, oration, coaction

Antonyms: faction, traction, friction, fracton, raction, fractious, function, action, fruition, oration, coaction

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Noun

1. A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.
2. {{lb|en|arithmetic}} A [[ratio]] of two [[number]]s ([[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).<!--[[rational number]] (a rational number can always be expressed as a fraction using integers, but some fractions can even contain irrational numbers, (eg: pi/4, sqrt(2)/2; Also: ⅔/3 )-->
3. {{lb|en|chemistry}} A [[component]] of a [[mixture]], separated by [[fractionation]].
4. {{lb|en|Christianity}} In a [[eucharistic]] [[service]], the breaking of the [[host#Noun_3|host]].
5. A small amount.
6. {{lb|en|archaic}} The act of [[breaking]], or state of being broken, especially by [[violence]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To divide or break into [[fraction]]s.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[fractionate]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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