as in fragments
a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete
if even a tiny fraction of that cookie broke off and fell into the delicate watch works, it could mess things up
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Recent Examples of fractions
Tournaments are held around the world every year with participants vying for the title of fastest puzzle-solver over fractions of a second.
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Chris Lau, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Imagine learning averages through current baseball stats, fractions through baking cakes or geometry through hands-on woodworking projects.
—Mackenzie Price, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The amplitudes take the form of fractions, with a numerator above a denominator.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Chris Lau, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Imagine learning averages through current baseball stats, fractions through baking cakes or geometry through hands-on woodworking projects.
—Mackenzie Price, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The amplitudes take the form of fractions, with a numerator above a denominator.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Fractions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractions. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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