fraction

/ˈfrækʃən/
noun
  1. A small part or amount of something.
    • She spent a fraction of her savings on a new phone.
    • The car hit the wall with a fraction of a second to spare.
    • Only a fraction of the students passed the difficult exam.
  2. A number that represents a part of a whole, written as one number over another (e.g., 1/2, 3/4).
    • The recipe calls for a fraction of a cup of sugar.
    • In math class, we learned how to add fractions like 1/3 and 1/6.
    • He calculated the fraction of the pizza that each person would get.
  3. A small, separated part of a mixture or substance, especially in chemistry or industry.
    • The lab collected the liquid fraction from the distillation process.
    • During refining, the lightest fraction of crude oil becomes gasoline.
    • Each fraction of the sample was tested for purity.
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