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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.
      1913 webster

            neither can the natural body of christ be subject to
            any fraction or breaking up.          --foxe.
      1913 webster

   2. a portion; a fragment.
      1913 webster

            some niggard fractions of an hour.    --tennyson.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

            follow'd his enemy king, and did him service,
            improper for a slave.                 --shak.
      1913 webster

            and to their proper operation still,
            ascribe all good; to their improper, ill. --pope.
      1913 webster

   2. not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general;
      common. obs.
      1913 webster

            not to be adorned with any art but such improper
            ones as nature is said to bestow, as singing and
            poetry.                               --j. fletcher.
      1913 webster

   3. not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous.
      1913 webster

   improper diphthong. see under diphthong.

   improper feud, an original feud, not earned by military
      service. --mozley  w.

   improper fraction. see under fraction.
      1913 webster
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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Improper, definition of term: Improper
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Improper Fracti >> I Words
Improper Fracti, definition of term: Improper Fracti
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