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- New Latin · calque offractiō vulgāris
- English todaycommon fraction
Originally a calque of New Latin fractiō vulgāris. See vulgar fraction.
Words from the same roots
New Latinfractiō vulgāris all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A fraction in the form of one integer divided by another, non-zero, integer. Full definition →
Originally a calque of New Latin fractiō vulgāris. See vulgar fraction.
New Latinfractiō vulgāris all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.