Fraction



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 碎片; 小部分
• ［英］ n. 碎片 ( fragment; scrap) ; 小部分 ( portion)
• ［例］ She only spends a fraction of her earnings.

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English fraccioun, from Late Latin fraction-, fractio act of breaking, from Latin frangere to break — more at break
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. a numerical representation (as 3/4, 5/8, or 3.234) indicating the quotient of two numbers
  • b.
    • (1) a piece broken off ; fragment
    • (2) a discrete unit ; portion
• 2. one of several portions (as of a distillate) separable by fractionation
• 3. bit, little <a fraction closer>

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