fractions

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Another five publications followed, including a 2025 textbook on continued fractions published by Springer.

From Slate • May 2, 2026

Titan's slightly elongated orbit can disturb inner moons when their orbital periods become simple fractions of Titan's.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

Markets are about to enter March, and yet only twice — by small fractions — has the S&P 500 closed outside its tight 6,800-to-7,000 range in 2026.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

More than once, she missed the top of the podium by fractions of a second.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

In one school they’d be doing fractions, which he’d already done, but in another they’d be halfway through a unit on geometry that was totally new to him.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman