fraction
noun
[ ˈfrakʃ(ə)n ]
• a numerical quantity that is not a whole number (e.g. 1/2, 0.5).
• a small or tiny part, amount, or proportion of something.
• "he hesitated for a fraction of a second"
Similar:
tiny part,
small part,
fragment,
snippet,
snatch,
smattering,
selection,
tiny amount,
little,
bit,
touch,
hint,
soupçon,
trifle,
mite,
scrap,
dash,
spot,
modicum,
shade,
jot,
smidgen,
smidge,
tad,
• each of the portions into which a mixture may be separated according to a physical property such as boiling point or solubility.
• "the third fraction contain alcohols with boiling points of 120–130°C"
• (in the Christian Church) the breaking of the Eucharistic bread.
• "the Fraction may be accompanied by the Agnus Dei"
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin fractio(n-) ‘breaking (bread)’, from Latin frangere ‘to break’.
