Found 3 hits - Term: improper fraction, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
fraction \frac"tion\, n. f. fraction, l. fractio a breaking,
fr. frangere, fractum, to break. see break.
1. the act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially
by violence. obs.
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neither can the natural body of christ be subject to
any fraction or breaking up. --foxe.
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2. a portion; a fragment.
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some niggard fractions of an hour. --tennyson.
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3. arith. or alg. one or more aliquot parts of a unit or
whole number; an expression for a definite portion of a
unit or magnitude.
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common fraction, or vulgar fraction, a fraction in which
the number of equal parts into which the integer is
supposed to be divided is indicated by figures or letters,
called the denominator, written below a line, over which
is the numerator, indicating the number of these parts
included in the fraction; as 1/2, one half, 2/5, two
fifths.
complex fraction, a fraction having a fraction or mixed
number in the numerator or denominator, or in both.
--davies peck.
compound fraction, a fraction of a fraction; two or more
fractions connected by of.
continued fraction, decimal fraction, partial fraction,
etc. see under continued, decimal, partial, etc.
improper fraction, a fraction in which the numerator is
greater than the denominator.
proper fraction, a fraction in which the numerator is less
than the denominator.
1913 webster
see also:
break common fraction vulgar fraction complex fraction compound fraction continued fraction
decimal fraction partial fraction continued decimal partial
improper fraction proper fraction
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
improper \improp"er\, a. f. impropre, l. improprius; pref. im-
not + proprius proper. see proper.
1. not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances,
design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous;
inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper medicine;
improper thought, behavior, language, dress.
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follow'd his enemy king, and did him service,
improper for a slave. --shak.
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and to their proper operation still,
ascribe all good; to their improper, ill. --pope.
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2. not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general;
common. obs.
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not to be adorned with any art but such improper
ones as nature is said to bestow, as singing and
poetry. --j. fletcher.
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3. not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous.
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improper diphthong. see under diphthong.
improper feud, an original feud, not earned by military
service. --mozley w.
improper fraction. see under fraction.
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see also:
proper improper diphthong diphthong improper feud improper fraction fraction
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
improper fraction
n : a fraction whose numerator is larger than the denominator
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