(arithmetic) A vulgar fraction of which the numerator has a greater magnitude than the denominator, such as 3/2.

(arithmetic) A vulgar fraction in which the magnitude of the numerator is less than or equal to that of the denominator, such as 2/3.

plural of improper fraction

plural of vulgar fraction

plural of proper fraction

plural of common fraction

(number theory) A representation of a rational number as a sum of distinct unit fractions. / (number theory, rare) A unit fraction.

(arithmetic) A fraction whose numerator is 1 and whose denominator is a positive integer; for example, 1/2 or 1/7.

plural of unit fraction

(mathematics, number theory) A compound numerical expression consisting of an integer plus a fraction whose numerator is a positive integer and whose denominator is a continued fraction (an integer plus a fraction), and so on, with finite or infinite recursion.