common fraction
noun Arithmetic.
a fraction represented as a numerator above and a denominator below a horizontal or diagonal line.
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What does “clement” mean?
Also called vulgar fraction.
Compare decimal fraction, mixed number.
Origin of common fraction
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby common fraction
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British Dictionary definitions for common fraction
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