fractions

NOUN

part

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chunk half portion

STRONG

bite cut division end fragment piece section share slice

Antonyms

STRONG

whole

WEAK

entirety total

NOUN

incomplete number

Synonyms

STRONGEST

portion ratio

STRONG

bit division fragment part partial piece quotient section segment slice subdivision

Antonyms

STRONGEST

whole

WEAK

entirety total

Example Sentences

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Fractions of a second count and he can change apertures and focuses with a flick of his finger without taking his eyes from his quarry.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2024

Fractions, which have always been a tough concept for his students, now receive even more airtime.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2022

Then divide out the common factors using the Equivalent Fractions Property.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

Turner writes a weekly newsletter on the economics of music streaming called Penny Fractions.

From Slate • Sep. 6, 2018

Fractions of a second might well tell the story in Berlin.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown