Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

common fraction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: com-mon frac-tion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fraction in the form of one integer divided by another, non-zero, integer.

Etymology

Originally a calque of New Latin fractiō vulgāris. See vulgar fraction.

Inflected Forms

common fractions (plural)

Synonyms

simple fraction vulgar fraction

Questions

What does common fraction mean?: A fraction in the form of one integer divided by another, non-zero, integer.
Where does common fraction come from?: Originally a calque of New Latin fractiō vulgāris. See vulgar fraction.

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