improper fraction

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noun Mathematics.

a fraction having the numerator greater than the denominator.

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Origin of improper fraction

First recorded in 1535–45

Words nearby improper fraction

improbability, improbable, improbity, impromptu, improper, improper fraction, Improperia, improper integral, impropriate, impropriety, improv

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How to use improper fraction in a sentence

The judges who handle arraignments at criminal court in all five boroughs have a small fraction of their usual caseloads.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Farrell issued a ticket to an 18-year-old shipyard worker for speeding and an improper exhaust mechanism, according to the TP.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And if any police were warning bars against serving the Santas, “that would be improper behavior by a government official.”
Before the Bros, SantaCon Was as an Anti-Corporate Protest|David Freedlander|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Twitter mentions: 20,000, but still a tiny fraction of what was to come.
How the World Turned on Bill Cosby: A Day-by-Day Account|Scott Porch|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

No, on the contrary, only a fraction of this country, a part which I would call the best of Italy, is against the Mafia.
Days of Mafia Mayhem Are Wracking Italy Once Again|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The beauty, the mystery,—this fierce sunshine or something—stir——' She hesitated for a fraction of a second.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
We can thus disregard the first 16 and consider only the last two figures which constitute the fraction of a century.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
"I've got one-fraction of an inch play, at any rate," said the garboard-strake, triumphantly.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
Joseph had mentally spent his tiny fraction of the money a dozen times or more.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Before turning up the eleventh card he paused for the fraction of a second.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for improper fraction

improper fraction

noun

a fraction in which the numerator has a greater absolute value or degree than the denominator, as 7/6 or (x ² + 3)/(x + 1)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for improper fraction

improper fraction

[ ĭm-prŏp′ər ]

A fraction in which the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator, such as 32. Compare proper fraction.