vulgar fraction
vulgar fraction · vulgar fractions
A fraction written in the form of one integer divided by another, non-zero, integer, e.gA fraction written in the form of one integer divided by another, non-zero, integer, e.g. ½.
Meaning
1 sensesA fraction written in the form of one integer divided by another, non-zero, integer, e.g. ½.
Origin
Calque of New Latin fractiō vulgāris, from Latin vulgāris (“common”), originally in contraCalque of New Latin fractiō vulgāris, from Latin vulgāris (“common”), originally in contrast to specialised forms such as “astronomical” (sexagesimal) fractions.
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Forms
plural: vulgar fractions| Singular | vulgar fraction |
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