fraction
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For patients with normal heart function, defined as a left ventricular ejection fraction of at least 50 percent, beta blockers did not reduce death, heart attack, or heart failure after myocardial infarction.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
Still, it’s a small fraction of the overall market value and a small fraction of Tesla’s $1.9 trillion market value, based on its fully-diluted shares outstanding, which include Musk’s vested stock options.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
Before 1800, we learn, “slave” appears in only a small fraction of Fourth of July orations; by the 1820s and ’30s, it appears in a majority of them.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Her fundraising haul is a fraction of the size of her competitor’s.
From Slate • May 22, 2026
“Living in a small town like ours, it’s hard to imagine that many people. Even Denver’s population is only a fraction of that.”
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
Vocabulary lists containing fraction
Pi Day Vocabulary
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Give Me a Break!: Fract and Frag
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Arithmetic
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