compound fraction

compound fraction
[1800-10]

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  • Compound fraction — Compound Com pound, a. [OE. compouned, p. p. of compounen. See {Compound}, v. t.] Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Compound fraction — Fraction Frac tion, n. [F. fraction, L. fractio a breaking, fr. frangere, fractum, to break. See {Break}.] 1. The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Neither can the natural body of Christ be… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • compound fraction — n. COMPLEX FRACTION …   English World dictionary

  • compound fraction — fraction of a fraction, fraction made up of fractions …   English contemporary dictionary

  • compound fraction — /kɒmpaʊnd ˈfrækʃən/ (say kompownd frakshuhn) noun Mathematics a complex fraction or a fraction of a fraction …  

  • compound fraction — noun a fraction with fractions in the numerator or denominator • Syn: ↑complex fraction • Hypernyms: ↑fraction …   Useful english dictionary

  • compound fraction — com′pound frac′tion n. math. complex fraction • Etymology: 1800–10 …   From formal English to slang

  • Compound — Com pound, a. [OE. compouned, p. p. of compounen. See {Compound}, v. t.] Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word. [1913 Webster] Compound …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Compound addition — Compound Com pound, a. [OE. compouned, p. p. of compounen. See {Compound}, v. t.] Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Compound crystal — Compound Com pound, a. [OE. compouned, p. p. of compounen. See {Compound}, v. t.] Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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