common fraction

noun Arithmetic.

a fraction represented as a numerator above and a denominator below a horizontal or diagonal line.

Compare decimal fraction, mixed number.

Origin of common fraction

First recorded in 1890–95

Also called vulgar fraction.

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British Dictionary definitions for common fraction

common fraction

noun

another name for simple fraction

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