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complex fraction

American  

noun

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


complex fraction British  

noun

  1. Also called: compound fractionmaths a fraction in which the numerator or denominator or both contain fractions

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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 fraction in which the numerator or the denominator is a fraction is called a complex fraction.

From Textbooks Apr. 22, 2020

A complex fraction is another way of writing division of two fractions.

From Textbooks Apr. 22, 2020

In Example 2.19, we look at simplifying a complex fraction.

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

She explained it all to Elizabeth one day, behind their slates, when the complex fraction refused to become simple.

From 'Lizbeth of the Dale by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor

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