common fraction

noun

, Arithmetic.

a fraction represented as a numerator above and a denominator below a horizontal or diagonal line.

common fraction

First recorded in 1890–95

Expressed by a common fraction it is merely 1/3, which is an incomplete mathematical figure.

Can the same words mean both a common fraction and a decimal fraction?

Happiness, said Carlyle, is as the value of a common fraction, which results from dividing the numerator by the denominator.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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