complex fraction

noun

, Mathematics.

1. a fraction in which the numerator or the denominator or both contain one or more fractions.

complex fraction

noun

1. maths a fraction in which the numerator or denominator or both contain fractions Also calledcompound fraction

Word History and Origins

Origin of complex fraction¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

He cancels them out with the same delight as if they were figures in a complex fraction.

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