PROPER FRACTION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A fraction with a numerator smaller than the denominator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("proper fraction" is a kind of...):

fraction (the quotient of two rational numbers)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "proper fraction"):

decimal; decimal fraction (a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10)

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