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common fraction

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noun Arithmetic.
  1. a fraction represented as a numerator above and a denominator below a horizontal or diagonal line.
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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
  1. another name for simple fraction
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