Synonyms for fraction
ˈfræk ʃənfrac·tion

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1. fractionnoun

   Part, a substance, quantity, or amount that is the result of the division of something greater, is the general word, including all the others of this group. A fragment is the result of breaking, rending, or disruption of some kind, while a piece may be smoothly or evenly separated and have a certain completeness in itself. A piece is often taken for a sample; a fragment scarcely would be. Division and fraction are always regarded as in connection with the total; divisions may be equal or unequal; a fraction is one of several equal parts into which the whole is supposed to be divided. A portion is a part viewed with reference to some one who is to receive it or some special purpose to which it is to be applied; in a restaurant one portion (i. e., the amount designed for one person) is sometimes, by special order, served to two; a share is a part to which one has or may acquire a right in connection with others; an instalment is one of a series of proportionate payments that are to be continued till the entire claim is discharged; a particle is an exceedingly small part. A component, constituent, ingredient, or element is a part of some compound or mixture; an element is necessary to the existence, as a component or constituent is necessary to the completeness of that which it helps to compose; an ingredient may be foreign or accidental. A subdivision is a division of a division. We speak of a segment of a circle. Compare PARTICLE; PORTION.

   Synonyms:
   atom, component, constituent, division, element, fragment, ingredient, instalment, member, part, part, particle, piece, portion, section, segment, share, subdivision

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 5 votes

1. fractionnoun

   a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process

2. fractionnoun

   a small part or item forming a piece of a whole

3. fractionverb

   the quotient of two rational numbers

4. divide, fractionverb

   perform a division

   "Can you divide 49 by seven?"

   Synonyms:
   separate, split, disunite, part, carve up, dissever, split up, divide

Matched Categories

1. • Arithmetic
   • Calculate
   • Chemical
   • Part

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. fractionnoun

   Synonyms:
   part, portion, fragment, section, piece, bit, scrap

2. fractionnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Arith.) part of a unit

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1. List of paraphrases for "fraction":

   portion, moiety, fractions, proportion, aliquot, faction, part, split, percentage

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1. Tinggui Wang:

   When the debris are on our line of sight to the star, it would make the star dim, however, the [individual pieces of] debris cover only a small fraction of the sky, so the chance of being on the line of sight is small.

2. Kathy Como-Sabetti:

   It is somewhat a meaningless number, it is a small fraction of our total number of cases.

3. Bashar Batayneh:

   Jordan bore the heavy load of the Syrian refugee crises on behalf of the international community and was deeply impacted regarding water. Refugees cost the water sector over $ 600 million per year while Jordan received a fraction of this amount from the international community.

4. Trainer Bob Baffert:

   We knew we had the horse, once Victor got him in the clear and got him into that beautiful mode of the way he just goes over the ground, I just loved every fraction.

5. Professor Lattanzio:

   There’s a small but finite survival fraction, that is all bacteria needs. They reproduce very quickly.