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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Hedge funds employ the best AI researchers available, spending hundreds of millions of dollars annually to extract fractions of a percentage point of edge.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

You don’t have to be an expert in fractions to know that is bad.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

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

From Slate • May 2, 2026

The surprise Saturday was how close Plutarch was to the lead, tracking the equally surprising pacesetter Intrepido through solid fractions of 47.65 for a half-mile and 1:11.35 for six furlongs.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

He was glad for it, but probably not as much as I was that he needed me and I could actually help him figure out his fractions.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds