improper fraction

noun

A vulgar fraction of which the numerator has a greater magnitude than the denominator, such as 3/2.

Similar
top-heavy fraction
Opposite
proper fraction
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Meanings

nounimproper fraction (plural improper fractions)

plural improper fractions

  1. arithmeticA vulgar fraction of which the numerator has a greater magnitude than the denominator, such as 3/2.

    Synonyms: top-heavy fraction

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA vulgar fraction of which the numerator has a greater magnitude than the denominator, such as 3/2.

Similar
top-heavy fraction
Opposite
proper fraction

Translations

Bulgarian неправилна дроб
  • неправилна дроб (nepravilna drob)arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Chinese Mandarin 假分數 /假分数
  • 假分數 /假分数 (jiǎfēnshù)arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Czech pravý zlomek
  • pravý zlomekarithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Danish uægte brøk
  • uægte brøkarithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Estonian liigmurd
  • liigmurdarithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Finnish epämurtoluku
  • epämurtolukuarithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Icelandic óeiginlegt brot
  • óeiginlegt brotarithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Japanese 仮分数
  • 仮分数 (ka-bunsū)arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Korean 가분수, 거꿀분수
  • 가분수 (gabunsu)arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • 거꿀분수 (geokkulbunsu)arithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Latvian apgrieztais daļskaitlis
  • apgrieztais daļskaitlisarithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Norwegian uekte brøk
  • uekte brøkarithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Polish ułamek niewłaściwy
  • ułamek niewłaściwyarithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Romanian fracție supraunitară
  • fracție supraunitarăarithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Swedish oäkta bråk, oegentligt bråk
  • oäkta bråkarithmetic: a vulgar fraction
  • oegentligt bråkarithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Tagalog di-angkop na hatimbilang
  • di-angkop na hatimbilangarithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Welsh ffracsiwn pendrwm
  • ffracsiwn pendrwmarithmetic: a vulgar fraction
Cite this entry
APA

improper fraction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/improper%20fraction

MLA

“improper fraction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/improper%20fraction. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “improper fraction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/improper%20fraction.

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