Meanings
plural fractional numbers
- grammarA word that expresses one or more of a specific number of parts of a whole.
In English, most ordinal numbers double as fractional numbers — "third", "fourth", and so on — with the exception of "second", whose corresponding fractional number is "half".
Synonyms: fractional, fractional numeral, partitive numeral
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA word that expresses one or more of a specific number of parts of a whole.
nounA fraction, such as 1/2 or 3/5.
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fractional number. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fractional%20number
“fractional number.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fractional%20number. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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