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mixed number

American  

noun

Arithmetic.

  1. a number consisting of a whole number and a fraction or decimal, as 4½ or 4.5.

mixed number Scientific  

  1. A number, such as 7 3/8, consisting of a whole number and a fraction.

  2. An expression, such as 7 x + 6 − 5/(x + 4), consisting of a polynomial and a rational algebraic fraction.

Etymology

Origin of mixed number

First recorded in 1535–45

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