Proper Fraction Definition

prŏpər
noun
A fraction in which the numerator is less, or of lower degree, than the denominator, as25 or x/x2
Webster's New World
A polynomial fraction in which the numerator is of a lower degree than the denominator.
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Other Word Forms of Proper Fraction

Noun

Singular:
proper fraction
Plural:
proper-fractions

Proper Fraction Sentence Examples

  • The usual empirical assumption is that u21ui= e(ufui), (41) where e is a proper fraction which is constant for the same two bodies.

  • A fractional number is called a proper fraction or an improper fraction according as the numerator is or is not 3 less than the denominator; and an expression 4 such as 24 is called a mixed number.

  • An im 5 proper fraction is therefore equal either to an 2 I integer or to a mixed number.

  • For multiplication by a proper fraction or a decimal, it is sometimes convenient, especially when we are dealing with mixed quantities, to convert the multiplier into the sum or difference of a number of fractions, each of which has i as its numerator.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRO

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With P and Ending With N

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