Word Image
plural: fractions
Part Of Speech
noun
Word Meaning
a number usually expressed as 1/2, 1/4, etc.; a part as distinct from the whole of anything; portion or section
Word Family
fractioned
fractioning
fractionally
fractional
fractionate
fractionation
fractionalize
subfraction
fractal
Sentences
My family owns a small fraction of the business.
He had a hard time adding and subtracting math fractions.
The fractionation process is used to produce different types of gasoline.
We discovered a fraction of our shed was over our property line.
It was a small fraction of people who did not finish the clinical testing.
The fractionation of the financial system has made it more difficult to regulate.
Mom makes that same wedding cake for a fraction of the price.
There is only a fractional improvement in the new version.
The fractional ownership program allows people to own a share of a vacation home.
The city fractioned the land into smaller parcels for development.
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