complex fraction
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of complex fraction
First recorded in 1820–30
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Recall from Use the Language of Algebra that a complex fraction is a fraction that contains a fraction in the numerator, the denominator or both.
From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020
A complex fraction is another way of writing division of two fractions.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020
A fraction in which the numerator or the denominator is a fraction is called a complex fraction.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020
You can evaluate the limit of a function by factoring and canceling, by multiplying by a conjugate, or by simplifying a complex fraction.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
He cancels them out with the same delight as if they were figures in a complex fraction.
From The Meaning of Good—A Dialogue by G. Lowes (Goldsworthy Lowes) Dickinson
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