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Egyptian fraction

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complex fractionnoun(mathematics, arithmetic) Any fraction in which either or both of the numerator or denominator are themselves fractions.
unit fractionnoun(arithmetic) A fraction whose numerator is 1 and whose denominator is a positive integer; for example, 1/2 or 1/7.
common fractionnoun(arithmetic) A fraction in the form of one integer divided by another, non-zero, integer.
partial fractionnoun(mathematics) Any of several fractions to the sum of which a single fraction is equal.
simple fractionnoun(mathematics, arithmetic) A fraction in which both the numerator and the denominator consist of whole numbers.
dyadic fractionnoun(mathematics) A vulgar fraction whose denominator is a power of two, or a rational number representable as such a fraction.
proper fractionnoun(arithmetic) A vulgar fraction in which the magnitude of the numerator is less than or equal to that of the denominator, such as 2/3.
continued fractionnoun(mathematics, number theory) A compound numerical expression consisting of an integer plus a fraction whose numerator is a positive integer and whose denominator is a continued fraction (an integer plus a fraction), and so on, with finite or infinite recursion.
regular continued fractionnoun(mathematics) A simple continued fraction.
vulgar fractionnoun(arithmetic) A fraction in the form of one integer divided by another, non-zero, integer.
mixed fractionnoun(mathematics) Synonym of mixed number.
fractionalitynounThe condition of being fractional
fractionnounA part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.
ring of fractionsnoun(algebra) A ring whose elements are fractions whose numerators belong to a given commutative unital ring and whose denominators belong to a multiplicatively closed unital subset D of that given ring. Addition and multiplication of such fractions is defined just as for a field of fractions. A pair of fractions a/b and c/d are deemed equivalent if there is a member x of D such that x(ad-bc)=0.
multifractionnounAn expression involving multiple fractions.
quotientnoun(arithmetic) The number (either a fraction or an integer) resulting from the division of one number by another.
rational numbernoun(mathematics) A number that can be expressed as the ratio of two integers.
total ring of fractionsnoun(algebra) A ring of fractions of a given ring, such that the set of allowed denominators contains all of the non-zero divisors of the given ring.
rationalCapable of reasoning.
simple continued fractionnoun(mathematics) A continued fraction were all of the numerators are 1.

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