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   Frac·tion

   /ˈfrakSH(ə)n/

   

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   • 1. a numerical quantity that is not a whole number (e.g. 1/2, 0.5).
   • 2. a small or tiny part, amount, or proportion of something: "he hesitated for a fraction of a second" Similar tiny partsmall partfragmentsnippetsnatchsmatteringselectiontiny amountlittlebittouchhintsoupçontriflemitescrapdashspotmodicumshadejotinformal:smidgensmidgetad
   • ▪ a dissenting group within a larger one: "the dominant classes or fractions in capitalist societies"
   • 3. each of the portions into which a mixture may be separated by a process in which the individual components behave differently according to their physical properties: "the third fraction contain alcohols with boiling points of 120–130°C"
   • 4. (in the Christian Church) the breaking of the Eucharistic bread: "the Fraction may be accompanied by the Agnus Dei"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin fractio(n-) ‘breaking (bread)’, from Latin frangere ‘to break’.

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