complex fraction
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of complex fraction
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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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
It was no easy task getting over her idle habits; and it was so easy when a complex fraction proved stubborn to turn one's slate into an easel.
From 'Lizbeth of the Dale by MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller
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