fraction
/fraksh’n/ • noun 1 a numerical quantity that is not a whole number (e.g. 12, 0.5). 2 a small or tiny part, amount, or proportion. 3 Chemistry each of the portions into which a mixture may be separated according to a physical property such as boiling point or solubility. — ORIGIN Latin, from frangere ‘to break’.
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