fraction

Example Sentences

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"Red blood cells are usually thought of as passive oxygen carriers. Yet, we found that they can account for a substantial fraction of whole-body glucose consumption, especially under hypoxia."

From Science Daily

Harnessing even a tiny fraction of the sun’s energy, perhaps with space-based collectors, could provide humanity all the power we’d need for millennia.

From The Wall Street Journal

Contractors were also provided only 40 hours of training, a fraction of at least 42 days typically required of regular ICE agents, according to those officials who were not authorized to speak publicly.

From Salon

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have pipelines bypass the strait, but their spare capacity would cover only a fraction of the roughly 20 million barrels a day usually flowing through Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal

Firing advanced missiles -- which can cost millions -- to down drones worth just a fraction of that is too expensive a response.

From Barron's